An exhibition featuring work by David Connearn, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Andrew Lamb, Charles Poulsen, Frances Priest, Lara Scobie, Susan Mowatt, Rhona Taylor and Michael Walton.
'Through Line' is the last in a series of four group exhibitions exploring contemporary art and craft practice in Scotland at the City Art Centre.
Spanning a variety of media including ceramics, drawing, jewellery, painting, printmaking, poetry and textiles, the ‘through line’, or connecting visual thread, of this exhibition is the use and exploration of line in the artists’ respective practices. There are hand-drawn and painted lines, lines woven as threads and modelled in wire, and lines that are poetic. They take both geometric and organic forms. Some are bold, expressive lines, which excite and convey movement, others are more delicate and elicit a sense of calm. There are lines that extend beyond flatness, projecting into our space.
There are also implied lines, which we see in our mind’s eye or tell a narrative story. In some artworks line and background are fused, giving significance to the space in between. A line can separate but also connect; it creates divisions and boundaries, but also generates space.
For centuries, the line has been a critical tool for artists, and it remains one of the principal elements of abstraction. This exhibition looks at the beauty and versatility of the line - from the simplicity of a single stroke to intricate linear patterns - and the impact it can have on our visual experiences.
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