Peter Fargo Exploring Form
This term has multiple meanings and may be used in the following ways.
1. A verb meaning to shape or order as in " The ceramist formed the clay into a pot.” 2. Organization or composition, as "The form of the work is elegant."
3. The illusionistic representation of a three dimensional form on a two dimensional surface.
4. A mold in which plaster or another material is poured. 5. A three dimensional solid or contained space.
For purposes here, the term form will be used to describe three-dimensional solids and contained spaces. In this context, form has both mass and volume, whereas, shape has only mass. To illustrate this, consider a flat piece of paper. It has two sides, each of which have equal mass. When the same piece of paper is rolled into a cylinder, it possesses both mass and volume.
This term has multiple meanings and may be used in the following ways.
1. A verb meaning to shape or order as in " The ceramist formed the clay into a pot.” 2. Organization or composition, as "The form of the work is elegant."
3. The illusionistic representation of a three dimensional form on a two dimensional surface.
4. A mold in which plaster or another material is poured. 5. A three dimensional solid or contained space.
For purposes here, the term form will be used to describe three-dimensional solids and contained spaces. In this context, form has both mass and volume, whereas, shape has only mass. To illustrate this, consider a flat piece of paper. It has two sides, each of which have equal mass. When the same piece of paper is rolled into a cylinder, it possesses both mass and volume.
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