Image 5

Image 5 - Depth and Form (Mind if i do that?)

I can't put this image in to specifically one or the other because I believe it uses both depth and form to really come across.  It's a rather boring image but not the point!

First the images is creating form because of the heavy contrast of a black shape against a white stroke around the shapes.  It appears a bit silly, and if the image were brighter it would be more fun than it appears now.  The lines have a clear beginning and end, and they close off black areas making them in to shapes. Really dynamic shapes, they form a point much like a triangle would, so that gives this some energy, plus the mixture of the light and curvy lines makes it feel more whimsical as well.   This is at the point where these shapes begin to give the image depth because of interposition.  We can tell that the shape in the immediate foreground is the largest, not just because of the thickness of it's outline but because it is placed in front of the other shapes.  It's lines are not intersected by others, but it cuts off the other shapes, giving it the priority of being closest to the viewer. If we follow that rule we can easily see a recession of the shapes in to the background due to something being in front of it.