Flower Day, 1925 by Rivera 20 th Century Mexico
Shapes are flat. Some shapes, like circles, squares, and triangles, are easy to recognize. Shapes can describe natural forms such as flowers, animals, or people too. The artist, Diego Rivera, painted natural shapes in this scene of a peddler selling flowers for Flower Day. Colors can show us the edges of a shape. Leaf shapes are green. Each person’s shirt is white. Hair is black. A wide basket is yellow.
Which shape is repeated over and over?
Can you find the shapes shown below within the picture?
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