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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Spontaneous Lines

Le conjureur

La fausse ingénue

Bio mass

Two lines 3

Two Lines 1

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Sign No. 7

Sign No. 5

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Earth Calls 3

Earth Calls

Abstract 6 | Abstraite 6

Abstract 6 | Abstraite 6

Abstract 5 | Abstraite 5

Where Are You? | Diptych

Pink and Black | Rose et Noir

Biology 11 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 10 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 9 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 7 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 6 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 5 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 4 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Sky and Cherries 5, Abstrait Minimaliste

Biology 3 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Biology 2 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Sky and Cherries 3 | Abstrait Minimaliste

Four Black And White Dreams

Two Black and White Dreams | Peintures en Noir et Blanc

Biology 1 | Aquarelle Abstraite

Sky and Cherries 2, Abstrait Minimaliste

Deep Purple | Peinture Abstraite

Sign No. 34 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 33 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 30 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 27 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 37 (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 24 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 23 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 22 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 21 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 20 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 19 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 18 (Abstrait Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 36 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 33 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 32 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 30 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Follow the Line 5 - Linear Abstract (Abstrait Linéaire)

Follow the Line 4 - Linear Abstract (Abstrait Linéaire)

Broussailles

Sculpture et lettrisme de MOON SHIN MMCA MUSEUM SEOUL Collection

Sienna Feather Sculpture Plume Brune

Screech of ice series 43

Screech of ice series 42

Screech of ice series 41

Sans titre

1955 Village Au bord de l'eau By the water

Farandole 8

Small Sign No 14 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Small Sign No 12 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 16 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)

Sign No. 15 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)