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Line

In sculpture, line may be an actual edge, incision, contour, axis, or implied directional movement created by the relationship of forms.

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In sculpture, line may be an actual edge, incision, contour, axis, or implied directional movement created by the relationship of forms.

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Intermediate

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English

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In sculpture, line may be an actual edge, incision, contour, axis, or implied directional movement created by the relationship of forms. Classical workshop usage also speaks of the ‘lines’ of a composition: the large directional rhythms that unify its parts and guide the viewer’s eye.