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Tag Archives: line
An Ocean of Books
All photos by Ossip van Duivenbode I’m a lover of books. My house contains shelf after shelf of books, some I’ve read, some I may read soon, and some I’ll probably never read but their title reminds me of something … Continue reading
Posted in Design in the World, Elements and Principles
Tagged architecture, art education, art education resource, Art Textbook, design textbook, elements and principles of design, form and function, libraries, line, MVRDV, pattern, rhythm, scale, shape, texure, Tianjin Binhai Library
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Design Advice: DO Sweat the Small Stuff
Several posts ago I wrote about small, humble things that have been the subject matter of significant art. Today I want to extend that conversation and talk about things that are even smaller…namely details – the little decisions and little … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged Art, color, design elements and principles, line, painting, shape, Wayne Thiebaud
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What’s In A Line? Agnes Martin and Sean Scully
Here are two artists known for their paintings of lines and stripes arranged in simple geometric compositions. At first you might think that their paintings would look very similar but this is not the case. One artist makes compositions that … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged Drawing, grid, line, painting
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The Gestalt Of Missing Pieces
When we look at works of art it’s common to think that everything has been fully developed and presented to us by the artist but generally this is not the case. Artists often leave some things incomplete, or they only … Continue reading
Posted in Artists and Designers, Elements and Principles
Tagged gestalt, line, unity and variety
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A Simple Line
We all recognize a line. We read lines of text; we walk and drive down the line of a road; we stand in lines; we first learn to draw by coloring inside of the lines; we… Yes, lines are common … Continue reading
A Brash Beauty: Jennifer Steinkamp Animates the World
Working with the same software used by film companies such as Dreamworks and Pixar, Jennifer Steinkamp creates complex animations that are then projected onto an architectural space using multiple projectors run by a bank of computers. According to Steinkamp’s bio … Continue reading