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proof that a hand and a line can fake an entire universe
means The act or product of making marks—lines, shapes, shading—on a surface to represent something or simply to express, usually with pencil, pen, or charcoal.
from From the verb 'draw,' Old English 'dragan,' meaning to pull or drag—the same root behind dragging a sled or drawing a sword. The sense slid from physically pulling something along to pulling a line across a surface, since a pencil dragged over paper leaves a trail. So a drawing is, quite literally, a thing you've dragged into being. 'Draw' is likely related to Old Norse 'draga' and other Germanic cousins carrying the same pulling sense.
- oldest art
- Human drawings date back over 40,000 years
- brain trick
- Doodling boosts memory and focus, not distraction
- da vinci
- He left over 7,000 surviving pages of sketches
- no color
- Pure line conveys form without a single hue
- kid universal
- Every child draws before learning to write
mona lisa — leonardo da vinci's 1503-1519 portrait, the most visited artwork in the louvre
nighthawks — edward hopper's 1942 oil painting depicting a late-night diner in new york city