Christian Dior
EXPLORING LINE
The 20th century German artist, Maholy Nage described line as "a record of a path of motion." However, line can be much more than that. It is also a record of vision and feeling. Line is a human invention which allows the ability to communicate what we see. The path made by a moving point can be described as two basic line types: straight and curved. Line may also consist of actual marks that can be drawn, or it can refer to the external edges of a shape or form. In paintings lines also occur by contrasts of light and shadow or through colour or shape. Whether seen or implied, line is unquestionably one of the artist's most articulate tools. It encloses or liberates space, expresses feeling, conveys movement, suggests mass or volume and creates an image. It may be used evenly or in a modulated way to express a wide range of qualities from fast to slow, from serene to frenetic, or rigid to relaxed.
Beautiful! JM
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