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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Abstract No. 73

Composition

1970 Moon Shin Ink Abstraction

Sculpture Family in black MMCA Collection Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South Korea

1978 Monumental Sculpture with 2 persons

Sculpture

Trio Black Sculpture 1978

Sculpture couple

Black Sculpture 1971

Sculpture Black Horse 1972

Sculpture

Two Sienna Portraits Sculptures 1976

Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1974

Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1978

5 Red Moon Shin Totem 5 Totem Rouge de 1971 par Moon Shin

3 in 1 - Abstract Triptych (Triptyque Abstrait)

Three Poems II

Three Poems XIV

Three Poems II

Three Poems II

Quadrats i grafismes

Aparicions

Aparicions 7

Aparicions 9

Llambrec Material

SUN Abstraction SOLEIL 1972

Purple abstraction 2

Purple SUN Abstraction Soleil Pourpre 1972

Supernova 4 | Abstrait | Abstract

Supernova 2

Saved By The Black | Abstrait | Abstract

Summer Vibes 8

Small Red Sign No 6 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Small Red Sign No 5 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Small Red Sign No 4 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Small Red Sign No 3 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Small Red Sign No 2 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Small Red Sign No 1 | Abstrait Minimaliste

White Line 4 - Black and White Abstract | Abstrait Noir et Blanc

White Line 3 - Minimalist Abstract | Abstrait Minimaliste

Black Art 5

Black Art 4

Black Art 3-1

Black Art 3

Black Art 1

Abstract 7 | Abstraite 7

Blues and Reds 12

Blues and Reds 8

Blues and Reds 7 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)

Blues and Reds 5

Paisaje 33

Abstract No. 72

Abstract No. 69

Abstract No. 70

Abstract No. 71

Abstract No. 68