Linear art The opposite of painterly is linear, plastic or formal linear design.For further clarification of the meaning of malerisch read Francis Bacon: Logic of Sensation by Gilles Deleuze.Linear could describe the painting of artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Ingres, whose works depend on creating the illusion of a degree of three-dimensionality by means of "modeling the form" through skillful drawing, shading, and an academic (rather than impulsive) use of color. Contour and pattern are more the province of linear artists, while dynamism is the most common painterly trait.
Linear art The opposite of painterly is linear plastic or formal linear designFor further clarification of the meaning of malerisch read Francis Bacon Logic of Sensation by Gilles DeleuzeLinear could describe the painting of artists such as Botticelli Michelangelo and Ingres whose works depend on creating the illusion of a degree of three-dimensionality by means of "modeling the form" through skillful drawing shading and an academic (rather than impulsive) use of color Contour and pattern are more the province of linear artists while dynamism is the most common painterly trait