The solidity we perceive in front of a Henry Moore drawing also means that we 'trust' that these forms are 'authentic', the lines that trace their mass telling us that these images have weight and therefore a certain 'gravity'. Touch is more 'honest', we believe in it, therefore by working in a way that brings us back to an awareness of touch, we can build a feeling of 'truth' into the image. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.”Ītwood points to a key element of meaning, authenticity is vital to our awareness. It has therefore been argued that touch comes before sight in our world of organised perceptions.Īs Margaret Atwood wrote: “Touch comes before sight, before speech. You are drawing as if you are feeling over a surface and it is well known that children need to feel objects in order to begin to picture what they might be, touch reinforcing what is seen. Perhaps the most important issue about cross contour drawing is that it brings together sight and touch. In some ways the disorientation you feel in front of her 'Op-art" paintings is a very physical one, that derives from our brain's search for a solid on which to pin the illusion. Below is an Egon Schiele drawing using contour lines. Contours describe the shape along the edges of a thing. The 'stone' texture is suggested by the use of a grey wash, this also being used to describe the play of light over the mass, however in this case the contour lines are still clearly seen, as the wax rejects the wash and the lines stand out in white.Īlthough always spoken about as if being entirely about 'optical' effect, Riley's early work, I would suggest, relies upon a strong awareness of the relationship between touch and sight. Contour is the French word for outline, so contour lines are, quite simply, outlines. Of direction of surfaces suggested by the contour lines as they make their way Of contours, the heavy mass of stone being suggested by crayon and the changing Studies for sculptural groups of figures are particularly sensitive to the use This time combined with wax resist and ink lines that trace over the form. Again we see the use of cross contour lines, To ‘escape’ from the dark and travel over surfaces. Masses lines together to create dark holes and then allows cross contour lines This case Moore is allowing the lines he makes to do two things at once. In the etched drawing of anĮlephant skull above, you can see how his lines trace over the surface of theīone and in doing so pull your vision in and out of areas of light and dark.
Sensitive to their use in a variety of ways. Henry Moore used cross contours throughout his life and was very
0 kommentar(er)
