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LINE. A point in motion. A point in motion or A series of adjacent points or A connection between points or An implied connection between points. A point in motion http://youtu.be/ ow7eEWh37iU. A series of adjacent points. A connection between points. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LINE
A point in motion
A point in motionor
A series of adjacent pointsor
A connection between pointsor
An implied connection between points
• A point in motion
• http://youtu.be/ow7eEWh37iU
A series of adjacent points
A connection between points
Implied lines: direct our attention through an image without drawing a literal line. Perugino
Broken Lines
Line Orientation
• How line relates to the page:Horizontal linesVertical linesDiagonal linesCurved lines
Diagonal and Curved lines are the most dynamic, suggestive of movement
Horizontal lines are the most stable
Vertical lines are more dynamic
Gustav Klimt
Horizontal lines placed on vertical lines suggest, power and stability.
Greek Temple
Horizontal lines suggest movement, are most dynamic
Sol Lewitt, Wall Drawing
Line can give the impression of movement
JMW Turner, Snow storm
Mehretu, Stadia I
Julie Mehretu, Rise of the New
• Line might define a shape, be an outline.
Be simply implied by the composition.
Convey a mood or a feeling.
Contour Lines suggest the edges of planes and forms
Cross-contour lines
Alex Katz, Alex and Ada
Contour Lines differ from outlines
Egon Schiele, Untitled
Alice Neel, Reclining Nude
Jackson Pollock, UntitledGestural lines suggest movement
Leonardo DaVinci, Drawing
Line can be used to suggest shadows or three dimensional forms by CROSS- HATCHING, creating overlapping lines.
Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing
Matthew Ritchie, Mainline
Line weight: is the thickness of a line and pressure used to make that line.
R. Crumb, Self-Portrait and Untitled
Van Gogh, Trees DrawingVarying the Line Weight can make similar lines stand out from one another
Line Quality
• Describes the expressive potential for lines. • How do these lines differ in what they
communicate?
Kathe Kollwitz, Death
Paul Klee, The Comedian’s Handbill
Watteau
Cy Twombly, Untitled
Twombly, Leda and the Swan
Edgar Degas, Dancer
Line Weight also suggests space, thicker lines seem to move forward, thinner lines recede backward
Janine Antoni, Loving Care
Janine Antoni, To Draw a Line
Christo, Running Fence
Christo, Umbrellas
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty
