The Linear Aesthetic Of The Sculpture

The line is an essential element in the plastic arts, but also one of the basic elements of the traditional Chinese plastic arts. It is constantly observe, summarized and extracted in everyday life. It is show the connotation and charm in Chinese painting and calligraphy, by the priorities and the author’s true felling, performance the vitality of lines most incisive. The sculpture also have the line of play space, from ancient to modern whether petroglyph of ancient times, bronzes of shang and zhou dynasties, figurines and carvings of qin and han dynasty, buddhist sculpture of wei and jin dynasties, tomb sculpture of sui and tang dynasties or modern people inheritance and development the sculpture of traditional, we are able to enjoy from its charm through the lines. Review process of the historical development, a number of the artwork from the original period is not difficult to find, they are inseparable from the use of lines, the original period of petroglyph can be said is the first line in the shape of sculptural form. Experience tells us that in the plane or three-dimensional space, the line has position, length, thickness, and direction of the basic attributes. Whether straight line or arc, the line with permutation and combination will form the edge of the surface, surface and surface of the turning point, even the volume of the surface. Divided by functionality, sculpture in the line can be divided into three types: dynamic lines, contour lines and decorative lines. Lines were more widely used in the modern sculpture, sculptors of different backgrounds, different knowledge and cultivation but also for the development of lines in the sculpture played a role in promoting. Clear and simple feature provides a Visual of the line on beauty, under certain conditions will have an emotional connection. Line that contain emotions by manifestations of sculpture language showing a very personal aesthetic experience. This article attempts to trace the past of line, analysis and summary the classification of line, investigate this life of line. Through the analysis of sculpture lines elaborate the effect of aesthetics in the sculpture.