Thursday, December 3, 2009

II. Line and Space definitions

Straight lines - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.


Curved lines - a line having no straight part and no angular part.


Vertical lines - a line going straight up and down.


Horizontal lines - lines that are straight and flat across, parallel to the horizon.


Diagonal lines - lines having a slanted direction.


Actual lines - lines that are physically present in a design.


Implied lines – lines that are suggested by the positions of shapes or objects


Sight line - A line extending from an observer's eye to a viewed object or area.


Space - An element of art that refers to the distance or area between, around, above, below, or within things.


Presence of Space - a quality related to an object's size, position, and purpose in and with its surroundings. It can be manipulated in order to exemplify certain characteristics of either.


Absence of Space – The opposite of presence. Takes advantage of the space surrounding a sculpture or the absence of some other anticipated characteristic.


Opened space - In an artwork, space that is not completely enclosed by a line. A mass penetrated or treated in such a way that space acts as its environment rather than as its limit.


Closed space - Space that is completely enclosed by a line, or unbroken contour.


Kinetic Form - Expressing movement.


Proximity - The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness


Closure - The recognition of meaning in an otherwise unclear or incomplete image, because the brain has been able to draw on previous experiences to discover sufficient similarity between the image and those memories.

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