Line & Shapes

I was in Real Estate for several of years before changing careers and a lot of our job was based on space, line and colors. Of course we dealt with contracts and escrows and all that fun stuff but our first and foremost job was to create curb appeal, to sell the home. Showing home to many clients I find that they all had an idea of how they wanted their space within the home and the shape or structure of that home. When you fist pull up to that home the eyes scan the outline of that home. It has to feel and look like an ideal home before you even want to walk in. Then your eyes start to follow the outlines on the home the roof lines, door and window lines and other shapes that can be identified on the home. When you look at the face of the house the shapes on the house has to make since to you. Do you like circle, square, rectangle, or even triangle shaped windows? Is the décor or the framing of the home creating a piece of art to you? These are the thing that we look at when creating a picture, a 2-dimensioal space to a client. Looking directly on a house from the front you may not see the true potential until you catch all angles. You stand back and look at the house from an angle and the mass opens up, you since see a 3-dimensioal space and start to wonder its volume. Before you get ready to walk in your eyes scan a series of contour line, you scan the trees, bushes, flowers and the skyline that settles on the roof. Now you walk into the house and what ever the size of the home, your eyes focus on the vanishing point. This way you can get of feel of the depth of the home. Colors of the walls might catch your attention or the different contour textures of the flooring might draw your attention. As you walk through the house your vision could be drawn to the different frame works of each room creating an overlapping depth of farthest room to the closest room. A home to me has so many analytic line, but the content within creates expressive lines. For example a couch full of color and personality, maybe filled with soft rounded pillows, could create a warm comforting feeling. The organization of the tables, chairs, rugs and other expressive pieces within the home is what creates emotion or lack of.

Every time I walk into a building, house or space my eyes automatically wander expanding my linear perspective. Take a picture of that moment or space and again on the picture the angles will draw your eyes to the vanishing point. I think this happen for me because I am always looking to more, what can’t be seen.

I find that I am, like most everybody is, visually attracted to things and know more about how simple line and shapes can create a world of wonder.

The picture to the right is full of shapes, some of them overlapping but becuase the angles on this picture doen't have linear perspective it is 2-dimensional in some parts and 3-dimensional around the door.