“A horizontal or vertical line lacks energy, compared with one that deviates from either. The difference between these graphic expressions is the difference between movement and repose.” EnergyDifferencesLinesMovementExpressionGraphicReposeVerticalHorizontalDeviate Author:Walter J. Phillips
“A tendency toward the abstract is inherent in linear expression: graphic imagery being confined to outlines has a fairy-like quality and at the same time can achieve great precision.” QualityAchieveExpressionTendenciesAbstractFairyInherentImageryConfinedGraphicOutlinesPrecisionLinear Book:Paul Klee: Watercolors, Drawings, Writings Source: Paul Klee: Watercolors, Drawings, Writings
“The majority of photographers still seek artistic effects, imitating other mediums of graphic expression. The result is a hybrid product that does not succeed in giving their work the most valuable characteristic it should have, - photographic quality.” GivingShouldDoeStillsResultsQualityEffectsExpressionProductsSucceedShould HaveMajorityPhotographerValuableMediumsArtisticCharacteristicsGraphicHybridImitatingImitating Others Book:Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti Source: Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti
“My real background was in art studies. At the beginning I was a painter, then I was this graphic designer, then I became an illustrator, then I was a comic artist. But for me it's a different way of expression, a different field of art. They're not separated; everything for me is related.” WayArtDifferentRealArtistStudyFieldsExpressionBackgroundsPainterComicDifferent WaysRelatedDesignerGraphicIllustratorsGraphic Designer Author:Marjane Satrapi