Article · Tate
Mark Making Coursework Guide
By Tate
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- Article
- Level
- All levels
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- Free
About this lesson
Tate's own coursework guide to mark making, explaining how the lines, dots, patterns and textures artists produce carry gestural and emotional meaning, with concrete case studies drawn from Jackson Pollock, Cy Twombly and Yayoi Kusama.
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