element of line in art
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Element of Line in Art. in terms of line . . . The Obvious. STRAIGHT HORIZONTAL VERTICAL DIAGONAL. Barnett Newman, Dionysius , 1944, 67x49in. Barnett Newman, Yellow Painting , 1949. Barnett Newman, Untitled (The Cry), 36x24in., ink on paper. Lines can be im pl ie d . . . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Element of Line in Art
in terms of line . . .
The Obvious
STRAIGHTHORIZONTALVERTICALDIAGONAL
Barnett Newman, Dionysius, 1944, 67x49in.
Barnett Newman, Yellow Painting, 1949
Barnett Newman, Untitled (The Cry), 36x24in., ink on paper
Lines can be implied . . .
IMPLIED LINESNot really there (not a clear line) but eye is guided along the picture to a focal point.
What is the focal point in this next picture?
Diego Rivera, The Flower Carrier, 1935, 48x48 in.
Note lines implied by directional
gazes
Pierre-Auguste RenoirLe déjeuner des canotiers, 1880–1881Oil on canvas, 129.5 × 172.7 cm
Morandi, GiorgioStill Life (The Blue Vase)1920Oil on canvas
The blue lines point out . . .
IMPLIED LINES
Morandi, GiorgioStill Life (The Blue Vase)1920Oil on canvas
implied
Kenneth Noland, Thrust, 196345 x 45 in.
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)
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:How does this painter make the women the center or focal point of this picture?
Lines can curve . . .
Hokusai, KatsushikaThe Great Wave Off KanagawaFrom "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"1823-29Color woodcut10 x 15 in.
Cy Twombly, Untitled, 1970
IS THIS ART?• It’s just a scribble but does it have any of
the ‘elements of art’?
• It defines an area• It creates an illusion of depth (volume)
Look again …
Brice MardenAmerican, born Bronxville, New York, 1938 Cold Mountain 2, 1989-1991Oil on linen, 108 1/8 x 144 1/4 in.
What lines lurk in
this texture?
Jackson Pollock, Lavendar Mist No. 1, 1950
Consider the expressive quality of the jagged lines
in this work . . .
What is the artist trying to make you feel?
Clyfford Still, 1957, No.1
Georgia O’Keeffe, Red, White and Blue, 1931
The Obvious AgainSTRAIGHTCURVED – SMOOTH, JAGGEDThe most important thing in this last picture is that the artist has used many elements (color, line, position) all to make the skull the focal point of this picture.
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
Lines create or imply shapes
Shapes can be open or closed
Lines around a shape are CONTOUR lines
SHAPE
open/closed
geometric/biomorphic or organic
Frank Stella, Wolfeboro II, 1966
closed, geometric
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 or levels; planes suggest volume or depth.
It gives the picture a 3D look!
VOLUME
Implied in painting; actual/ real in sculpture
LINE SHAPE VOLUME / DEPTH 3D
Kenneth SnelsonRador, 1975brass & stainless steel21 x 17 x 6 inches
Kenneth SnelsonAmerican, born Pendleton,
Oregon, 1927
Needle Tower, 1968Aluminum and stainless steel720 x 243-1/2 x 213-3/8 in.
How do the last sculptures create depth or volume?
Actual? Or Implied?
RodinBalzac
Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-7
Volume/ depth and Lines work together!
Look at the examples from architecture design!
Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-37
Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
Frank Gehry, Disney Concert Hall
Henry MooreKnife Edge Mirror Two Piece1976-1978, bronze534.5 x 721.1 x 363.1 cm (210 1/2 x 284 x 143 in.)
LINEWhat is a line in Art?Line – an area whose length is greater than its width; an indication of direction. This can be found in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, clay/pottery, and architecture.
Lines can be actual or implied; a line which shows an outside edge of an object is a contour line.
A directional line points or moves the eye in a particular direction. Horizontal – across: Feel - quiet, stable. Vertical - up and down: Feel - Reaching up, uplifting, rising. Diagonal - corner to corner: Feel - dynamic, moving.
Lines can express feeling – thick or thin, weighty or straight, hard-edged or soft.