Storytelling through line

Examples

My Thoughts

This is one of my favorite memories of my dog, Helly. She was 2 or 3 years old when she was chasing the hailstones. The waving line is her as she ran around almost like a blur. The zigzagging lines are the grass and the circles the hailstones she was chasing.

Sketchbook: Incomplete Line

Emiliano Ponzi 1978 

Example

Carmen, 2015

https://www.emilianoponzi.com/portfolio/carmen/

Discussion

I chose this piece because of use of incomplete line. Ponzi makes it seem like there is two dancers, one that is obviously seen and the other dancer assisting her.

Sketchbook: Thick line

Roy Lichtenstein, 1923-97 Pop Art

Example

Brush stroke, 1965

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lichtenstein-brushstroke-p07354

Discussion

The thick line in this piece is used to give not only the shadows but also the showing where the movement is going.

Sketchbook: Geometric or Mechanical Shapes

 

Wassily Kandinsky, 1866-1944 Expressionism

Example

Gravitation 1935

 

http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/work-372.php

Discussion

I chose this piece because I like the comforting colors of this painting. They give it this night sky feel with the bright city lights and posts. 

Sketchbook: Biomorphic/Organic Shapes

Joan Miro, 1893-1983 Surrealism, Dada

Examples

Harlequins Carnival, 1924-25

http://www.joan-miro.net/harlequins-carnival.jsp

Discussion

I choose this piece because I like the variety of biomorphic shapes that really give you the sense of movement. 

Mola Art

1. Mola

 

http://static3.artspan.com/member/ritsmith/1200/156842.jpg

2. Origin

Mola used to be body paint art that the Kuna Indians would put on themselves before the Spanish arrived to Panama.

3. Characteristics

  Mola is made by cutting into the top layers to reveal the several layers below. They use a combination of natural and geometric shapes.

4. Function

Now the Mola is made on dresses and tapestries by Kuna women.

5. Rita Smith

Rita smith, is a native to Panama, living there for 24 years, an economist, and business woman in the US for more than 5 years. She was taught sewing by her mother and developed a deep love for textiles. She helps the Kuna people sell their craft and has become their main source of income.

Interpretational Factors

1. Cultural 

In different cultures there obviously will be different interpretations and feelings associated with certain colors and symbols. Example being, in Western culture green is a color associated with money and envy, and in Chinese when a man wears a green hat it mean their wife has cheated on them.

2. Natural Symbols

 These symbols are easily understood beyond language barriers such as trees for nature and fire as heat or danger.

3. Color

Color can mean different things when it comes to different cultures. For example, the color white in Western culture means purity, peace and cleanliness. Meanwhile in Eastern and Asian culture the color white means death, and used as a color for funerals while also having the meaning of purity.