Spontaneous Lines

It is unsurprising that, historically, black as a color has been linked to somberness, melancholy and madness, but the history of this color is so much more nuanced than that. From the thick black strokes creating spontaneous lines in Edouard Manet's Music in the Tuileries (1862) to Anish Kapoor gaining the rights to Vantablack (the darkest shade of black at the time) in 2016, the use of black line has captured the artist's obsessions for centuries. Pierre Soulages used black line as a way to provide texture to his paintings, playing with how black and light interact upon the canvas. Whilst Mark Rothko revered the simplicity of color and line, and their rightful place in the history of abstract art, as a link between the emoting artist and their expression on the canvas – regardless of whether that emotion was dark or not. Line is the ultimate factor of definition and declaration, thus, unsurprisingly it is used instinctively by the artist. In Artsper's own selection of works, the likes of Moon Shin and Gérard Escougnou have been noted for their use of spontaneous lines. In fact, Escougnou uses black lines to emit vibrations from his work, with white used as a void or a moment of silence. Lines can cause the viewer to become introspective and reflective, a way for the viewer to relate to a work and the artist's reasons for creating it.

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Blues and Reds 9 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Melting 2 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Melting 1 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Blues and Reds 3 - Blue and Red Abstract (Abstrait Bleu et Rouge)

Blues and Reds 2 - Blue and Red Abstract (Abstrait Bleu et Rouge)

Blues and Reds - Blue and Red Abstract (Abstrait Bleu et Rouge)

Waterfall 3 - Colourful Abstract (Abstrait Coloré)

Cinta Roja

Sign No. 8 - Black and White Abstract (Abstrait Blanc et Noir)

Sign No. 4 - Black and White Abstract (Abstrait Blanc et Noir)

Melting 3 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Summer Vibes 1

Summer Vibes 11 - blue abstract (Abstrait Bleu et Vert)

Abstract Landscape (Paysage Abstrait)

Untiled

Espoir

Prussian blue 2

Bordeaux Vision | Abstract | Abstrait

White Line 2

White Line 1

Black Art 2

Moon | Lune

Orange Diptych, Diptyque Orange

Prussian Blue 3

Louna

Sous zéro

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Red Shoes

Blue Abstract No. 1 | Peinture Abstraite Bleue No. 1

Supernova 6

Manoeuvre en rade de Brest

Samurai

Abstract No. 83

L'écrivain

Abstract No. 79

Abstract No. 74

Three Poems XXVI

Three Poems XV

Three Poems III

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New York

Untitled 3 - Petite Abstrait

Diamonds In The Sky - Bleu Abstrait

Red Abstraction - Rouge Abstrait

Summer Vibes 9 (Abstrait Coloré)

Summer Vibes 10 (Géométrique Abstrait)

Winter is Here, Black and White Abstract (Noir et Blanc Abstrait)

Summer Vibes 5 - Bordeaux Abstrait

Expressionism in Red - Rouge Abstrait

Butterflies - Papillons

Ice Cream Attack

Summer Vibes 2

Prussian Blue | Abstrait | Abstract

Supernova 3

Supernova 1 | Abstrait | Abstract

Orange Ying and Yang | Abstract | Abstrait