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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1970 Moon Shin Ink Abstraction
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 4.7 inch
$2,281
Sculpture Family in black MMCA Collection Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul South Korea
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.1 x 4.7 inch
$2,047
1978 Monumental Sculpture with 2 persons
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$2,223
Trio Black Sculpture 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$2,223
Black Sculpture 1971
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 3.5 inch
$2,281
Sculpture Black Horse 1972
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 3.5 inch
$2,223
Two Sienna Portraits Sculptures 1976
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.9 inch
$2,281
Paris Quartier Latin Moon Shin Home Rue Domat 1974
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
$2,808
Moon Shin Black Sculpture 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,281
5 Red Moon Shin Totem 5 Totem Rouge de 1971 par Moon Shin
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,281
3 in 1 - Abstract Triptych (Triptyque Abstrait)
Gina Vor
Painting - 96 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$292
Purple SUN Abstraction Soleil Pourpre 1972
Moon Shin
Painting - 24 x 18 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 inch
$8,775
Supernova 4 | Abstrait | Abstract
Gina Vor
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Saved By The Black | Abstrait | Abstract
Gina Vor
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$351
Small Red Sign No 6 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
Small Red Sign No 5 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
Small Red Sign No 4 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
Small Red Sign No 3 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
Small Red Sign No 2 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
Small Red Sign No 1 | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 24 x 17 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 6.7 x 0 inch
$117
White Line 4 - Black and White Abstract | Abstrait Noir et Blanc
Gina Vor
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
White Line 3 - Minimalist Abstract | Abstrait Minimaliste
Gina Vor
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Blues and Reds 7 - Minimalist Abstract (Abstrait Minimaliste)
Gina Vor
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$175
