{{Triangles And ArtTriangles And Art

By: John Henry JacksonBy: John Henry Jackson

In ancient times (prehistory), people In ancient times (prehistory), people used triangular shapes to represent used triangular shapes to represent human bodies. These forms appeared in human bodies. These forms appeared in petroglyphs (rock carvings) at Buffalo petroglyphs (rock carvings) at Buffalo Eddy at Snake River, in paintings from Eddy at Snake River, in paintings from Warli Paintings from India, and in Warli Paintings from India, and in carvings and paintings of the American carvings and paintings of the American Plains Indians.Plains Indians.

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Petroglyphs at Snake River

Warli Painting

Triangles in ArtTriangles in Art

Triangles are used Triangles are used in:in: SculpturesSculptures WindowsWindows ArchitectureArchitecture TilingTiling SketchesSketches PaintingsPaintings JewelryJewelry Warning SignsWarning Signs

The typical triangles that The typical triangles that are used in art are are used in art are equilateral/equiangular equilateral/equiangular and right triangles.and right triangles.

Triangles in art are used Triangles in art are used for stability (mainly in for stability (mainly in architecture), as a simple architecture), as a simple shape, and to arouse shape, and to arouse interest in something interest in something (especially paintings, (especially paintings, sketches, sculptures, sketches, sculptures, etc.)etc.)

Triangles are used to Triangles are used to stabilize objects, to draw stabilize objects, to draw attention to something, attention to something, and often as a simpler and often as a simpler alternative to a circular alternative to a circular or roundish shape.or roundish shape.

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