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We begin the Visual Elements… Line. Chapter 4 - Sayre 7 th edition. Line Actual vs. Implied. All the visual elements can be divided into actual vs. implied (i.e. actual mass vs. implied mass)
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We begin the Visual Elements…Line Chapter 4 - Sayre 7th edition
LineActual vs. Implied • All the visual elements can be divided into actual vs. implied (i.e. actual mass vs. implied mass) • Usually the division is based on whether the work of art is 2D or 3D (i.e. sculpture has actual mass, painting has implied mass)
Implied lines • Suggested visual connections (i.e. sight lines) Fig 67/4-8
Fig 171/7-13 Does this exemplify actual or implied lines? HINT: It’s a trick!
Lines have a variety of characteristics… (four volunteers) • Active • Passive • Aggressive • Sensual
And anything around and between… Your book, for example, shows us two opposing types of line.
Part of the expressive quality of line has to do with Directional Force or Line Orientation
Line and Directional Force Directional forces – “paths” for the eye to follow, provided by actual or implied lines, in a work of art Directional forces - reveal a work of art’s underlying energy or basic visual structure
Vertical line - feeling of stability • Horizontal line – feeling of rest • Diagonal line – feeling of motion
Not so much (Fig 182/8-2) Frank Gehry