Wednesday, December 2, 2009

II. Line and Space

Straight Lines: Lines extending continuously in the same direction without curved or other deviations.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Proverb" by Mark Di Suvero
2."Arikidea" by Mark Di Suvero
3."Cubi XIX" by David Smith
4."Rubber" by Martha Friedman

5."Galileo" by Mark Di Suvero

Curved Lines: A line that deviates from straight lines in a smooth, continuous way.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Bioangles" by Mark Di Suvero
2."Annular Eclipse" by George Rickey
3."The Crab" by Alexander Calder
4."Tire Chair" by Mark Di Suvero
5."Extended Forms" by Richard Hunt

Vertical Lines: The direction going straight up and down.
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1."Atlas" by Sol Lewitt
2."Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana
3."Sonambient Sculpture" by Harry Bertoia
4."Double L Excentric Gyratory" by George Rickey
5."El Arte Cinetico" by Jesus Soto


Horizontal Lines: Lines that are straight and flat across, parallel to the horizon.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Spatial Concept: Expectations" by Lucio Fontana
2."Old Buddy" by Mark Di Suvero
3."Tyne Anew" by Mark Di Suvero
4."Mother Peace" by Mark Di Suvero
5."S6" by Jim Bond

Diagonal Lines: Lines having a slanted direction.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Concept Spatiale" by Lucio Fontana
2."Cubi VII" by David Smith
3."Aurora" by Mark Di Suvero
4."Homage to the Seed" by Mark Di Suvero
5."Olompali" by Mark Di Suvero


Actual Lines: Lines that connect, define, or divide a design through their physical presence.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Untitled" by Sol Lewitt
2."Cubic Modular Wall Sculpture" by Sol Lewitt
3."Geometry of Fear" by Lynn Chadwick

4."Orion" by Mark Di Suvero
5."Lao Tzu" by Mark Di Suvero

Implied Lines: A line that suggests by movement or by a gesture rather than being physically drawn or constructed.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."The Rape of the Sabine Women" by Giovanni da Bologna
2."Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana
3."Piatto Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana

4."One Fixed Four Jointed Lines Biased" by George Rickey
5."Concetto Spaziale: Christies" by Lusio Fontana

Sight Lines: A viewing line that is established by the arrangement of objects within one's field of vision.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Sun Tunnels" by Nancy Holt
2."Unknown" by Sol Lewitt
3."Molecule" by Mark Di Suvero
4."Four-Sided Pyramid" by Sol Lewitt
5."Two Lines Oblique" by George Rickey


Space: The area within or around an area of substance.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Modular Cube" by Sol Lewitt
2."Four Cubes" by Sol Lewitt

3."Orange Peal" by Kati Casida
4."Flame" by Kati Casida
5."Cube Burst I" by Kristina Lucas

Presence: The way the piece occupies and uses the environment around it.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Aesop's Fables II" by Mark Di Suvero
2."Four Sided Pyramid" by Sol Lewitt
3."Eggcident" by Henk Hofstra
4."Blue Road" by Henk Hofstra
5."Cloud Gates" by Anish Kapoor

Absence in Space: A deliberate void in a piece.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Open Geometric Structure" by Sol Lewitt
2.Unknown Title by Heinz Aeschlimann
3."Peace Sculpture" by Erik Blome

4."Horn of Plenty" by Nancy Cervenka
5."Nautilus Snow" by Unknown Artist

Opened Space: Space that is not completely enclosed by a line.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1.Unknown Title/Artist
2.Unknown Title by Richard Harwood
3."Beginnings" by Aris Demetrios
4.Unknown Title/ Artist
5.Unknown Title by Gerry Judah

Closed Space: Space that is completely enclosed by a line, or unbroken contour.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1.Unknown Title/Artist
2."Copper Atlas Sculpture" by Lee Robertson
3.Unknown Title by Barbara Hepworth
4.Unknown Title by David Harber
5.Unknown Title/Artist

Kinetic Form: A form that actually moves.

Proximity: The distance between visual or structural elements or between an object and the audience.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Two Seated Figures" by Lynn Chadwick
2."Ace of Spades" by Lynn Chadwick
3.Unknown Title by Mark Chatterley
4."Dog Grouping" by Mark Chatterley
5.Unknown Title by Vassilakis Takis

Closure: The mind's inclination to connect fragmentary in formation to produce a completed form.
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2. 3. 4. 5.
1."Stag Scaffolding" by Ben Long
2."Open Cube" by Sol Lewitt
3."Sculptural Silhouettes" by Alain Kurtio
4."Abstract Cube: by S. Fitzgerald
5."Conjunction XV" by Lynn Chadwick

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