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Simplicity to Complexity
in terms of line . . .
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The Obvious
STRAIGHT
HORIZONTAL
VERTICAL
DIAGONAL
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Barnett Newman, Dionysius, 1944, 67x49in.
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Barnett Newman, Yellow Painting, 1949
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Barnett Newman, Untitled (The Cry), 36x24in., ink on paper
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Late Gothic/ Early Renaissance from 1305
BOLD
DIAGONAL
Giotto, Pieta(Lamentation)fresco
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Caravaggio
The Calling of
St. Matthew,
1599-1600
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Gentileschi,Judith Slaying Holofernes,
1620
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Lines can be implied . . .
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IMPLIED LINES
Not really there but guide the eye or organize the image
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Diego Rivera, The Flower Carrier, 1935, 48x48 in.
Note lines implied by directional
gazes
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Pierre-Auguste RenoirLe déjeuner des canotiers, 1880–1881Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 172.7 cm
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Morandi, GiorgioStill Life (The Blue Vase)1920Oil on canvas
The blue lines point out . . .
IMPLIED LINES
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Morandi, GiorgioStill Life (The Blue Vase)1920Oil on canvas
implied
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Schiele, EgonSeated Girl1911Watercolor and pencil48 x 31.5 cm
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Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, c.1601
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Kenneth Noland, Thrust, 196345 x 45 in.
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A VENETIAN WOMANJohn Singer Sargent (American, b.1856, d.1925)1882oil on canvas93 3/4 x 52 1/2 in. (238.1 x 133.4 cm)
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A VENETIAN WOMANJohn Singer Sargent (American, b.1856, d.1925)1882oil on canvas93 3/4 x 52 1/2 in. (238.1 x 133.4 cm)
Lines used to create emphasis
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Lines can curve . . .
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Hokusai, KatsushikaThe Great Wave Off KanagawaFrom "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"1823-29Color woodcut10 x 15 in.
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Jean Honore Fragonard, The Bathers, 1761
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Cy Twombly, Untitled, 1970
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This “artless” scribble
• Defines an area
• Creates an illusion of depth (volume)
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Look again …
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Brice MardenAmerican, born Bronxville, New York, 1938 Cold Mountain 2, 1989-1991Oil on linen, 108 1/8 x 144 1/4 in.
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What lines lurk in
this texture?
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Jackson Pollock, Lavendar Mist No. 1, 1950
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Consider the expressive quality of the jagged lines
in this work . . .
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Clyfford Still, 1957, No.1
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Georgia O’Keeffe, Red, White and Blue, 1931
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The Obvious Again
STRAIGHT
CURVED – SMOOTH, JAGGED
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Johann KoerbeckeGerman, c. 1420 - 1491The Ascension, 1456/1457tempera on panel, 92.7 x 64.8 cm (36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Curved, smooth
Jagged
Jagged, zig-zag
straight
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Clyfford StillAmerican, 1904 - 1980 1948-C, (1948)Oil on canvas80 7/8 x 68 3/4 in.
complex contour lines formed by these complex shapes
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Lines create or imply shapes
Shapes can be open or closed
Lines around a shape are CONTOUR lines
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SHAPE
open/closed
geometric/
biomorphic or organic
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Picasso, Femme
an open shape, a biomorphic form
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Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
closed, geometric
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THE UPSTAIRSCharles Sheeler (American, b.1883, d.1965)1938oil on canvas19 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (49.5 x 32.4 cm)
Lines create planes; planes suggest volume
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VOLUME
Implied in painting; actual in sculpture
LINE SHAPE VOLUME
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Kenneth SnelsonRador, 1975brass & stainless steel21 x 17 x 6 inches
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Kenneth SnelsonAmerican, born Pendleton,
Oregon, 1927
Needle Tower, 1968Aluminum and stainless steel720 x 243-1/2 x 213-3/8 in.
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RodinBalzac
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-7
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VolumesCA
N
C R E A T E
LINES
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-37
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Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
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Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
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Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
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Giusti Garden, Verona, Italy
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Henry MooreKnife Edge Mirror Two Piece1976-1978, bronze534.5 x 721.1 x 363.1 cm (210 1/2 x 284 x 143 in.)
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Bird in Space, 1923Constantin Brancusi (French, born Romania, 1876–1957)Marble; (with base) H. 56-3/4, Diam. 6-1/2 in.
Bird, 1940
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BrancusiAdam and Eve1921
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BOTTOM LINE
The concept of line plays a role in compositions of music and art, ranging from the simple to the
complex.
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LINEWhat is a line in Art?
Line – a series of points; an area whose length is considerably greater than its width; an indication of direction, an apparent movement. A line is a point moved or moving through space. This applies to drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, clay/pottery, and architecture.
Characteristics of lines: lines can be actual or implied; a line which denotes or describes an outside edge of an object is a contour line. A contour line divides the plane or delineates an edge of a volume.
A directional line points or moves the eye in a particular direction. Horizontal – often read as across, quiet, stable. Vertical: reaching up, spiritual, uplifting, rising. Diagonal: dynamic, moving.
Lines can be interpreted as having expressive qualities; particular qualities – thick or thin, weighty or straight, hard-edged or soft – can indicate moods or feelings.
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