Understand how shadow, reflection and light introduce height, width and depth into an artwork and turn shape into form. Form is a three-dimensional element of art that can be real or implied.

The Wisteria Table Lamp (Clara Driscoll - Tiffany Studios, c.1905) has a cylindrical shade topped by a dome, so it is a geometric form. But the bottom of the shade has an irregular edge ...

Electronic components are strictly functional objects: their appearance is determined by the function they’re meant to fulfil. But that doesn’t mean there’s no beauty in them. In fact, a ...