open shape

open shape
   In an artwork, space that is not completely enclosed by a line. A mass penetrated or treated in such a way that space acts as its environment rather than as its limit. For example, a doughnut having a hole in its middle has an open shape in its middle. See also closed shape and empty shape.

Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.

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