Yet another of the options an artist has to choose from is the hard edge. A painting with all or almost all hard edges between forms implies an unequivocal approach. It signifies certitude and decisiveness.
Examples abound throughout history. This section of a tomb painting from Egypt is about 3500 years old.
The Stuart Davis is about 60 years old:
Examples abound throughout history. This section of a tomb painting from Egypt is about 3500 years old.
This detail of a mural by Botticelli in the Sistine Chapel is 530 years old:
Here is a Japanese woodcut from maybe 150 years ago. Note the use of contrapposto in this and the example above. http://williambuffett.blogspot.com/2012/07/contrapposto.html
The Stuart Davis is about 60 years old:
This painting by Leigh-Anne Eagerton is from this year:
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