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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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Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Not there 2

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

£482

Painting, Tayssy, Sébastien Allart

Tayssy

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,666

Painting, Keni, Sunny Jim

Keni

Sunny Jim

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

£702

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting - 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

£7,894

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

£877

Sculpture, Smile Sourire, Moon Shin

Smile Sourire

Moon Shin

Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

£21,927

Design, I Hope..., Chiharu Shiota

I Hope...

Chiharu Shiota

Design - 120 x 120 x 120 cm Design - 47.2 x 47.2 x 47.2 inch

£14,911

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£3,333

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Landscape 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Yayoi

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Impact 3

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Print, H-20, Hans Hartung

H-20

Hans Hartung

Print - 60 x 50 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 inch

£877

Print, Arc Blau, Antoni Tapies

Arc Blau

Antoni Tapies

Print - 58 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch

£1,754

Painting, Stimulus 2, Gina Vor

Stimulus 2

Gina Vor

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

£351

Painting, Stimulus 4, Gina Vor

Stimulus 4

Gina Vor

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

£351

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Blue Sign 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

£702

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

£702

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

£702

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting - 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

£702

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 64 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print - 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

£3,947

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£702

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Rain 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£439

Painting, Aqua 6, Gina Vor

Aqua 6

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,579

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,579

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,053

Print, AL 4, Hans Hartung

AL 4

Hans Hartung

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

£1,228