Artist: Edgar Degas
Title of Work: The Dace Class
Year Produced: 1874
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Source: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/edgar-degas/the-dancing-class-1874
Psychic line are invisible lines that are made in a piece in many way. This piece employes psychic line effectively by using the psychic lines from the girls eyes to the male teacher in the middle to create a focal point on the teacher. The bottom ballerina’s dress also creates a psychic line that leads to the teacher as well.
Artist: Edgar Degas
Title of Work: Danseuses à la barre
Year Produced: 1877
Medium: Oil on canvas
Source: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/edgar-degas/dancers-practicing-at-the-barre-1877
This piece also uses psychic line very well to create a focal point and keep you there. From either direction on the ballerinas, there extended legs, dress, and body curvature lead your eye in between the two ballerinas and it seems to stay there considering the lines created from their straight legs almost block you in.
