The line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjHM_gcooq4 What is a line?

A line is a continuous mark made by a moving point.

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The Line A line is a continuous mark made by a moving point.

Types of lines: – Horizontal

– Thin

– Vertical

– Thick/bold

– Diagonal – Parallel

– Long

– Perpendicular

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The Line – straight

– dotted

– curved

– Dashed

– Zig zags – wavy

– Free form

– spiral

– Etc..

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How to use the elements of the line

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The Line – Hatching – Cross hatching (Overlapping) The closer the lines are together darker the area appears

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The Line – Implied line: an invisible line suggested by several points in an artwork and connected by the eye.

– Contour line: the outline of an object – Cross contour line: line that travels around the from of an object and creates a 3-D illusion.

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The line in art and painting

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The Line La Linea (The Line) is the protagonist of a cartoon created by Osvaldo Cavandoli in 1969 for RAI TV The cartoon is constituted by a little man who runs through a virtually infinite line of which is also an integral part. The character finds on its way numerous obstacles and often turns to the artist (in an incomprehensible grammar) so that the artist designs the solution to his problems.

The presentation of the character, initially called Agostino Lagostina, is this: "Who is Agostino? A lively little man with a truly expressive nose, with all the demands and concerns of modern life, the son of a pencil and a hand".

Osvaldo Cavandoli 1969 – La linea 101

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HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES IN ART

Piet Mondrian Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow 1937-42 MoMa

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"Streak" by Bridget Riley Artists use line to achieve different feelings when their artwork is viewed. Bridget Riley created "Steak." She was born in London, Englind in 1931. Bridget's art was part of a style of art known as "Op Art." Optical art creates an optical illusion. Op Art tricks your eye into seeing lines that appear to move.

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Sarah Morris - Sign Patterns New York Prof. Gaia Gemignani