Space

Lynn Chadwick

"Ace of Diamonds"

George Rickey

"Annular Eclipse VII"

Mark di Suvero

"Rust Angel"

Mark di Suvero

"Tumbleweed"

Mark di Suvero

"Yoga"

Sight Line

Sol Le Witt

"123454321"

Sol Le Witt

"Blob"

Mark di Suvero

"Motu"

Sol Le Witt

"Wall Drawings at MASS MoCA-25"

Mark di Suvero

"Aurora"

Implied Lines

Lucio Fontana

"Omaggio"

Mark di Suvero

"Blubber"

George Rickey

"Two Rectangles Vertical Gyratory II, Variation IV"

Jean Tinguely

"Eos Xk3"

Jean Tinguely

"EOS"

Actual Lines

Mark di Suvero

"Ben Webster"

Mark di Suvero

"Shang"

George Rickey

"Two Open Triangles Leaning Gyratory"

Kenneth Snelson

"Proto Newport"

Kenneth Snelson

"Sigma Data II"

Diagonal Line

Mark di Suvero

"K-piece"

Mark di Suvero

"Grace a Toi"

George Rickey

"L's, One Up, One Down"

George Rickey

"Two Slender Lines"

Mark di Suvero

"Calatrava"

Horizontal Lines

Kenneth Snelson

"Six #2"

Kenneth Snelson

"X-Planar Tower"

Kenneth Snelson

"X-Tend"

Kenneth Snelson

"Double Six"

Kenneth Snelson

"Sound Box"

Vertical Lines

Mark di Suvero

"Under Sky"

Lucio Fontana

"Concetto spaziale, attesa"

Mark di Suvero

"Neruda's Gate"

Mark di Suvero

"Olompali"

George Rickey

"Two Lines Oblique Down, Variation III"

Curved Lines

Mark di Suvero

"Yoga"

Mark di Suvero

"Gorky's Pillow"

Sol Le Witt

"Wall Drawing at MASS MoCA 39"

Sol Le Witt

"Wall Drawing at MASS MoCA 13"

Sol Le Witt

"Wall Drawing at MASS MoCA 43"

Straight Lines

George Rickey

"Two Oblique Lines Down, Variation III"

Lucio Fontana

"Concetto, spaziale, attese"

Mark di Suvero

"Proverb"

George Rickey

"Two Slender Lines"

Lucio Fontana

"Spatial Concept: Expectations"

II. Line and Space

Wood Project

Wire Gestures

Terminology

Straight Line: Lines extending continuously in the same direction without curved or other deviations.

Curved Lines: A line that deviates from straight lines in a smooth, continuous way.

Vertical Lines: The direction 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 connect, define, or divide a design through their physical presence.

Implied Lines: A line that suggests by movement or by a gesture rather than being physically drawn or constructed.

Sight Lines: A viewing line that is established by the arrangement of objects within one's field of vision.

Space: The area within or around an area of substance.

Presence in Space: The way the piece occupies and uses the environment around it.

Absence in Space: A deliberate void in a piece.

Opened Space: Space that is not completely enclosed by a line.

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

Kinetic Form: A form that actually moves.

Proximity: The distance between visual or structural elements or between an object and the audience.

Closure: The mind's inclination to connect fragmentary in formation to produce a completed form.