II. Line and Space

Straight Lines: A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction.



"Perpendiculars In Space" by Edward Krasinki


Mark_disuvero_mother_peace
"Mother Peace" by Mark Di Suvero



"Cubo Virtual" by Jesus Soto



"Cubo Virtual, Plaza Brion" by Jesus Soto


Sol LeWitt, Open Geometric Structure 2-2,1-1, 1991, painted wood, 20 x 29½ x 20 inches. © The LeWitt Collection, Chester, CT..
"Open Geometric Sculptures 2-2,1-1" by Sol Le Witt


Curved Line: a line that deviates from straightness.



"Mobile" by Alex Calder



"Spider" by Alex Calder



"Endless Wave" by Mark Di Suvero



"Flamingo" by Alex Calder


A Universe by Alexander Calder
"A Universe" by Alex Calder


Vertical Line: a line that goes straight up and down, parallel to the y-axis.


Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis), Signaux (set of 6)
"Signaux" by Vassilakis Takis


Sotheby's New York - Two Lines Up
"Two Lines Up" by George Rickey



"The Musical Fence" by Paul Matisse



"Vertical Composition 2" by Seymour Fogel



"Concetto Spaziale Attesa" by Lucio Fontana




Horizontal Line: a line that goes left to right, parallel to the x-axis.



"Open Cloister" by Anne Lilly



"Ik Ook" by Mark Di Suvero



"L'allume" by Mark Di Suvero



"Trusspiece" by Mark Di Suvero



"Old Buddy" by Mark Di Suvero




Diagonal Lines: a line connecting two nonadjacent vertices.



"E=MC2" by Mark Di Suvero



"Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana


Sotheby's New York - THREE LINES UP
"Three Lines Up" by George Rickey



"Persephone Variation 3" by George Rickey



"Blubber" by Mark Di Suvero






Actual Line: a line that exists in a space and has physical form.

"Kiki of Montparnasse" by Alex Calder
De Vuyst - WEATHERVANE (1976)
"Weathervane" by George Rickey
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"Untitled" by Sol Le Wit



"Signal" by Vassilakis Takis



"Untitles" by Joel Shapiro




Implied Linea line in a work that is subtlety perceived by the viewer but has no physical form.



"Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana



"Ohne Title 8" by Vassilakis Takis


Christie's New York, Rockefeller Center - Two Triangles Dihedral
"Two Triangles Dihedral" by George Rickey


Christie's London, King Street - Concetto spaziale
"Concetto Spaziale" by Lucio Fontana


Sol LeWitt, Four-Sided Pyramid, first installation 1997, fabricated 1999
"Four-Sided Pyramid" by Sol Le Wit








Sight Line: an imaginary line drawn between a subject and the object that he/she is looking at.


"Distance Gives Perspective" sculptured by Hanneke Supply and Martijn Rijerse, took 1st Place in the Doubles Competition at the World Champion Sand Sculpture Championships held in Federal Way, Washington.
"Distance Gives Perspective" by Martijn Rijerse



"Spring" by Claus Oldenburg


The Value of Perspective by sculptural artist David Annand
"The Value Of Perspective" by David Annand



"Purple Haze" by James Hopkins


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James Hopkins 06
"Role Reversal" by James Hopkins




Presence and Absence in Space:pieces that include or don't include distances or areas around, between or within components of the piece.



"Jimmy Durante" by Alex Calder



"Joan Miro" by Alex Calder



"Concetto Spaziale, La Fine Di Dio" by Lucio Fontana



"Antigravity" by Vassilakis Takis


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"Pyramid III" by Lynn Chadwick


Opened and Closed Space; Empty place or surface in or surrounding a work of art. 



"5 Swords" by Alexander Calder


Donald Judd, Marfa texas
"Marfa Texas" by Donald Judd


Sotheby's New York - Two Open Triangles
"Two Open Triangles" by George Rickey


Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen - 
"Conjunction XV" by Lynn Chadwick



"One-Two-One With Two-Half-Off" by Sol Le Wit


Kinetic Form: a form that is in movement. 



"Cyclograveur" by Jean Tinguely

Works of Theo Jansen



"Lucks Prime" by Mark Di Suvero



"Al Di La" by Mark Di Suvero (video below)
http://www.lalouver.com/html/disuvero_08/disuvero03.html



"Rooster Rings" by Anthony Howe






Proximity: nearness in space, time, or relationship.


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"Three Standing Figures A/B/C" by Lynn Chadwick


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"Diamond A/B 1984" by Lynn Chadwick


Sotheby's New York - SITTING COUPLE
"Sitting Couple" by Lynn Chadwick



"Two Volumes In The Virtual" by Jesus Soto



"Movement" by Jesus Soto


Closure: the act of closing or the state of being closed.


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"Split X" by Lynn Chadwick


George Rickey, Space Churn
"Space Churn" by George Rickey


Incomplete Open Cube, 7/18 by Sol LeWitt
"Incomplete Open Cube" by Sol Le Wit



"Yoga" by Mark Di Suvero



"Ring Neste" by Mark Di Suvero