Analysis Of Movement Of Colored Lines By Sophie Taeuber

1. “Movement of Colored Lines- By: Sophie Taeuber, pg. 38, ch.3.
The word I chose to describe the orange line at the bottom right of the piece, as silly. It instantly struck me as being something one would discover drawn on the walls or sidewalk by a child having a good time. The lack of strict vertical or horizontal lines aids in this decision. The lines is loopy and random seeming to have no sense of direction. There is no obvious structure, as if the intention was like a child’s; to have fun making something visually appealing and symbiotic with the emotion of silliness. Which makes sense considering this would be considered type H. ‘dance of curving lines’, as indicated by the text book. The silliness is also emphasized by the bright orange color. I don’t think we’d considering orange as a very ‘serious’ color in this country. People would likely dress their child in orange, or paint a child’s room orange, versus one’s own clothing or room.
2. “Untitled”- by: Fred Sandback, pg. 39, Ch.3.
The word I chose for this line is conformity. The reason being the connection to the ceiling light or white box. It’s as if the line is copying the box or a mirror image. As if the line has been broken free as the border to the white image, but is unable to break free of the form it was original created in. I’m also draw to the word conformity because all the other lines appear to be the same, as if it’s a physical representation of the saying, “Get on, to get along.” It also almost seems as if the piece is supposed to represent time flowing as all the lines move forward. This makes me think the one line, over time, never changes, but instead keep conforming to the shape of when it was connected to the white