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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Painting, T1971-R10, Hans Hartung

T1971-R10

Hans Hartung

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No. 83, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 83

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 26 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No. 79, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 79

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 30.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 12 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No. 74, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 74

Gina Vor

Painting - 27 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Chair, Robert Motherwell

Chair

Robert Motherwell

Print - 97 x 71 x 0.2 cm Print - 38.2 x 28 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Samurai, Gina Vor

Samurai

Gina Vor

Painting - 19 x 19.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.7 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, Supernova 3, Gina Vor

Supernova 3

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

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Painting, Prussian blue 9, Gina Vor

Prussian blue 9

Gina Vor

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Painting, Abstract no. 62, Gina Vor

Abstract no. 62

Gina Vor

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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Painting, Friday Mood, Gina Vor

Friday Mood

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, Yellow Boots, Gina Vor

Yellow Boots

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Purple Diptych, Gina Vor

Purple Diptych

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 59, Gina Vor

Abstract No 59

Gina Vor

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 57, Gina Vor

Abstract No 57

Gina Vor

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 56, Gina Vor

Abstract No 56

Gina Vor

Painting - 40 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 52, Gina Vor

Abstract No 52

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Prussian Blue 7, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 7

Gina Vor

Painting - 37 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Prussian Blue 6, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 6

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Prussian Blue 5, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 5

Gina Vor

Painting - 38 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 16, Gina Vor

Abstract No 16

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Summer Vibes 2, Gina Vor

Summer Vibes 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 19.5 x 19.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.7 x 7.7 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, Abstract No 19, Gina Vor

Abstract No 19

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Sabine, Sébastien Allart

Sabine

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

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Painting, Asha, Sébastien Allart

Asha

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch

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Painting, Auria, Sébastien Allart

Auria

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

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Photography, Prussian Blue 4, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 4

Gina Vor

Photography - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

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