Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Explain the difference between freeform shapes and geometric shapes. Provide one example of how the artist, Roy Liechtenstein, has used each of these artist elements in the piece below entitled, Modern Painting with Clef.

Answer:

Geometric shapes have precise, regular forms, such as circles, triangles, and rectangles. Freeform shapes are irregular and have less predictable, often curved outlines. In this painting, the sharp-edged triangular and rectangular sections are geometric shapes. The wavy bands near the top and the curved red form on the left are examples of freeform shapes.