Taking a Dot for a Walk

This book is an exhibition catalogue for Taking a Dot for a Walk. Inspired by modern artist Paul Klee’s statement that “A line is a dot that went for a walk”, the exhibit’s theme illustrates the many ways in which artists have treated the most basic element of art – the line. The exhibit includes important works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, William Anastasi, Agnes Martin, Wassily Kadinksky, Sol Lewitt, and Ellsworth Kelly.

The line is one of the seven elements of art, along with shape, color, texture, form, value, and space. The immediate nature of making line drawings makes it raw and transparent. The exhibition aims to examine how the line manifests itself in a vast array of drawings. The selection of works will show different approaches made by the artists to creating image, meaning or emotion through the application of line to surface.Each artist's signature is also featured in the poster designs, as they are essentially making their mark with line drawings.