One Line Art: Minimalism on blankets, vases & co.
13.9.2023
Translation: machine translated
Painting a picture without setting it down: One Line Art has now conquered the art and decoration industry. And therefore also our shop. Which products are particularly beautiful and why they cast a spell over you.
I've only rarely noticed a new trend when blowing my nose. The weekend before last, however, a friend held out a pack of tissues with a picture of a woman's face on it. The special thing about it: The motif consisted of a single squiggly line. Simple and sophisticated at the same time.
Source: Maike Jensen
Since then, I've come across so-called One Line Art everywhere. It has even crept into my home without me realising it. It has been looking out at me from one of my vases for several months (which was the reason for the cover picture).
This piece of jewellery from Bloomingville was actually the first Galaxus item that enriched my home and is now an eye-catcher on my display cabinet. But it's not just this brand that likes to use line art. You can also find other one-line items in our shop. Either for on the wall ...
. on the sofa (cushions) ...
or the bathroom.
And some of the lines even extend into the children's room.
Minimalist art
What looks pretty on cushions and vases also looks pretty on your skin: so it's hardly surprising that the trend caught my eye at the Tattoo Convention Berlin last Saturday. Many tattoo artists offer the motifs in their trade fair portfolio or advertise them on the homepages of their studios.
Source: Maike Jensen
Source: Maike Jensen
What they all have in common is that the motifs are banal. They are delicate and modest. So why do their lines become so popular that a new trend develops from them? Perhaps because "less is more" is in keeping with the spirit of the times and One Line Art transforms minimalism into an art form.
The origin lies in sketchbooks
This is because this technique was originally used by artists to create sketches. In other words, to capture the essentials with just a few lines. One line art can be traced back to the 19th century. This technique, which was once intended to provide a quick remedy, has since established itself as an art form in its own right. The simple elegance that emanates from the squiggles tempts you to follow the entire line with your eyes - and then perceive the picture as a whole again.
You don't just want to look at them, but also get creative yourself? You'll find a set in our shop where you can draw a line or two yourself. Don't put it down, don't erase - those are the rules.
By the way, this is also a good method for training your observation skills and hand-eye coordination. This is because activities that combine the hand and eyes in particular strengthen the neuronal structures in the brain. You can therefore react more quickly to the resulting painting with the pencil and train your fine motor skills. Before it became an art form in its own right, one line art was therefore often used as a drawing exercise.
Cover picture: Maike Jensen
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