Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Straight line is a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.

1."CUBE MODULAR" by Sol Lewitt





2."VERTICAL COMPOSITION II" by Seymour Fogel




3."3 COLUMNS" by Susan York





Curved line is a line having no straight part; bend having no angular part.

"FORM TABLE" by Bruce Gray






"BRAVE NEW WORLD" by Bruce Gray













Vertical line is a line perpendicular to the horizon.
as seen above





A Window on the World by Tim Sandys-Renton






"SANDSTILL" by Bil Culbert









Horizontal line is a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon which all vanishing points are found.


"STAR DANCER" by Lyman Whitaker










"HORIZONTAL FLUTE" by Tom Hollenback







"S6" by Jim Bond



Diagonal: a slanted line





"LINE IN THE SAND" by John Hutchinson





The Diagonal of May 25, 1963 by Dan Flavin


Diagonal with Curve XIV Ellsworth Kelly





Actual line is a true, drawn, or existent line.






"THREE LINES DIAGONAL JOINTED WALL" by George Ricky



uknown by harry borgman








"COLD CORNERS" by Eva Rothschild





Implied lines are lines that aren't seen or physically there, but is suggested.



"PIATO CONCETTO SPAZIALE" by Lucio Fontana






"JURISPRUDENCE" by Ralph Helmick and Stuart Schechter




"FLYOVER" by David Evans Black




Sight Line
is the straight line along which an observer looks
Amanda Wojick, "Among"



Peter Randall




unknown by unknown





unfound by unfound







Space is the distance or area around, between or within components of a piece.

Presence is a quality related to an object's size, position, and purpose in and with its surroundings.


"FLYOVER" by David Evans Black





floating tree by uknown




Absence in space uses the absence of anticipated parts of the sculpture.

arther woods

Reclining Dancer












Open space is an object that is not closed off, utilizing the surrounding space.

"QUBE #1" by Bruce Gray





"TOTEM" by Carlo H. Sequin





"SCHERK TOWER" by Carlo H. Sequin






Closed space is an object that is closed off, becoming an independent object from the surrounding area.


refuge





Kinetic form is a design that moves or has moving parts.

a retrospective











"ROOSTER RINGS" by Anthony Howe






"GALAXY 1" by David Smith





Proximity The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness.

as seen earlier










"FOLDED SQUARE ALPHABET T" by David Finn










"WE TWO TOGETHER" by Michael Alfano







Closure is design that utilizes the mind's tendency to connect things.
i had trouble finding sculptures embodying closure, so here are some design examples.

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