Before he could convince the Trojans of his belief, the Greek god Poseidon sent two sea serpents to kill him and his sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus. Laocoön, however, had guessed that the wooden horse concealed Greek soldiers within its body and was part of a cunning plan to gain entry to the city. The Trojans believed that it was an offering to the goddess Athena in reparation for the damage done to her temple during the war. This sculpture tells the story of Laocoön, a priest of the god Neptune, who warned the Trojan authorities about the grave danger of an immense wooden horse that had been left behind by the Greeks after their ten year siege of Troy. The Laocoön is such a unique image that it is not until the art of Michelangelo, more than 1500 years later, when we next encounter sculpture of comparative expressive power. Its tortuous form provided the model for the visual description of pain and suffering in Western Art. The Laocoön is a marble sculpture just over two metres high that dates from around 42-20 B.C. We have analyzed each of these to demonstrate how great artists use this visual element as a creative force in their work. Our selection of artworks illustrated below have been chosen because they all use form in an inspirational manner. Perspective drawing, trompe l'oeil, 3D computer graphics programs and holograms are examples of 2D form. Two-Dimensional Form constructs the illusion of 3D in 2D media by a skilful manipulation of the visual elements.
More recently the CAD process of 3D printing has be been added to the list of sculptural processes. It may also be kinetic, involving light and movement generated by natural, mechanical and electronic means. It can be created from sculptural materials like clay, wax, plaster, wood, stone, concrete, cast and constructed metal, plastics, resins, glass and mixed media.
Three-Dimensional Form can be modelled (added form), carved (subtracted form) and constructed (built form). T he Visual Element of Form relates to the physical volume of a shape and the space that it occupies.įorm can be representational or abstract.įorm generally refers to sculpture, 3D design and architecture but may also relate to the illusion of 3D on a 2D surface.
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