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Drawing: The Line at the Origin of Art
Lines, Shapes, Colors series
The documentary series "Lines, Shapes, Colors" covers several centuries of the history of painting and drawing with a study of the development of techniques. The result is a mini encyclopedia of pictorial techniques which takes a scientific yet sensitive approach to art history.
Director(s): Marie-José Jaubert, Alain Jaubert
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
2003
Length
26 minutes
Producer(s)
Paul Saadoun, Palette Production
Co-producer(s)
CNRS Images/média, France 5, Musée du Louvre
The drawn or engraved line—the most ancient artistic gesture—provides the basis for all art forms: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. Mastery of the line was a prerequisite for the conquest of form.
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