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Painting by Van Gogh, Constable, Renoir and Pierneef.
A painting of a landscape might include objects like the sky, mountains, water, trees, grasses and more. It will also contain the basics of foreground, mid-ground and background as well as artistic concepts like perspective, harmony, balance, etc. ese elements make up the form of the landscape painting.
Landscape paintings by Van Gogh are completely di erent from the work of John Constable, Renoir or JH Pierneef. Each artist developed their own unique way of painting and although the medium (paint) and subject (landscape) are the same, the end results are very di erent.
Besides being di erent, their work has distinctive characteristics that make it recognizable. Their
manner of expression (style) is so unique that we can instantly distinguish between paintings by Van Gogh, Renoir, Constable or Pierneef.
A house, church or government building have distinctive and recognizable features because they are mostly built to t a certain pattern, prescribed set of rules, structural unity or shape.
at is the form of the building and the form or shape of a building can clearly indicate the di erence between a house, a church or cluster housing.
e style will be the distinctive mode of expression that can indicate an era or timeframe, locality or speci c architect, i.e. Victorian, Tudor, or Baroque, etc.
Government building
Cluster housing
The form of the house on the left is a double storey in a very informal“do-it-yourself”style. It is clearly situated in a rural setting with wide open spaces around it. The area around the house seems very dry with sparse vegetation.
The house on the right is also a double storey form, but in a Victorian style. It is situated in an urban area with more temperate climatic conditions.
Both houses need some maintenance work!
Form: House
Style: Victorian
Form: Church
Style: Victorian
Form: House
Style: Tudor
Form: Church
Style: Tudor
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