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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Voiliers 1958 Sailing boats
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 64 x 58 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.2 x 22.8 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
1957 Abstraction 2
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 63 x 48 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
1957 Abastraction 1
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 63 x 48 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
1979 Moon Shin Monumental sculpture on Woodstock paper Collection MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$7,084
Small Maelstrom (Ref 854)
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 18.1 inch
$3,177
Storm Series Horizontal 82
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 92 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 36.2 inch
$4,025
Maelstrom Series 67
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 91.5 x 91.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 36 inch
$5,578
Maelstrom Series 68
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 92 x 92 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36.2 x 36.2 inch
$3,460
Maelstrom Series 77
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 92 x 92 cm Fine Art Drawings - 36.2 x 36.2 inch
$5,578
Thaw 14
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
$5,508
Small Yellow Sign No 7, Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Brain Power 2
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$179
Small Blue Sign No 8 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Blue Sign No 7 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Brain Power
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$179
Two Small Yellow Signs, Deux Tableaux Abstraits
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$179
Small Yellow Sign No 11, Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 10, Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 8, Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 5
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 4
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 3
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 2 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Yellow Sign No 1 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 29 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 27 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 26 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 23 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 22 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 21 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 19 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 17 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 16 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Small Sign No 15 - Black and White Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste Noir et Blanc)
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$119
Infrablue
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,572
Sculpture Moon Shin Museum 3
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$5,834
1958 Parisiens Parisians
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 48 x 64 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$4,464
1956 Dieu dans la rivière River God
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$4,703
Collection les Bleus de St Laz Perso
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 118 x 58 x 5 cm Painting - 46.5 x 22.8 x 2 inch
$3,333
Big Melt #10
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 134.62 x 91.44 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 36 inch
$8,332
Big Melt #16
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 134.62 x 91.44 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53 x 36 inch
$6,708
Tipping Point #5
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 137.16 x 91.44 cm Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 inch
$8,332
Tipping Point #7
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 137.16 x 91.44 cm Fine Art Drawings - 54 x 36 inch
$8,332
Gushing 3
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
$5,719
Blue Melt 19
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0 inch
$5,931
Big Blue Melt 14
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 132 x 182.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 71.8 x 0 inch
$9,956
Ablation Zone 6
Jaanika Peerna
Fine Art Drawings - 203.2 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 30 x 0 inch
$7,414
1955 Le coq The peacock
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 32 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
$5,893
1958 Parisienne au fauteuil Parisian on a chair MUSEUM SINGAPOUR Collection
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 48 x 32 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
Peindre aujourd'hui II
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$357
Peindre aujourd'hui
Philippe Cognée
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch
$357
1958 Course de chevaux Horse Race
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 48 x 64 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
1958 Course de Voiliers Sailing boats race
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 64 x 48 cm Painting - 25.2 x 18.9 inch
$11,846
1958 Le bison The buffalo
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 48 x 64 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
$9,465
1953 Plante et lune rouge Red moon and plant
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 53 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 20.9 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$9,465
1956 Pékin La Cité Interdite Peking The Forbidden City
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
Rizière et Buffles 1952 Rice Fields and buffaloes
Kam Zin Choon
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$11,846
1954 Le Coq The Peacock
Kam Zin Choon
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 48 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch
$5,893
