Line as Shape (1)

Line can describe shape so we can recognize objects. It can enclose an object, both outer and inner, and groups a composition as well.

This continuous line creates the shape we recognize as a hand. There is not any dimension to the hand or any mass to it. Despite all this, it can be seen as a hand.


Here is another example. Looking at the picture, we know the shape the line creates is a horse but there is not any mass or texture of the horse. There is not any color either. This line encloses the horses body.