Ligia M. Römer

Untitled (Black Lines) , 1986, ink on paper, 9” x 6” Herewith our third work on paper by Dusti Bongé featuring lines used in a rhythmic composition. Like the previous works it illustrates how the simplest of gestures used repetitively can create a dynamic whole.  This work has a combination of lighter and heavier black felt tip pen strokes that are fairly densely spaced. And, as in the previous works, the lines here too are loosely parallel and of slightly uneven lengths, creating variation...

Untitled (Black Lines and Dots) , 1983, ink on paper, 5” x 8” This week we take a look at another work on paper by Dusti Bongé featuring lines. It seems that in all of these works she is exploring the compositional variations one can achieve by just drawing parallel lines. By altering the length, thickness, repetition and spacing of her lines, she shows that this most elementary gesture itself is not just the means to an end, but can become the goal in and of themselves. In some cases, these...

Untitled (Black Lines) , c. 1975, ink on paper, 12” x 9”. Starting in the 1960 and into the 1970s, Dusti Bongé’s gestural, abstract expressionist style of painting started to evolve. She started experimenting with rhythmic patterns of lines, grids, rectangles, and even circles and spirals. We will look at some of her works exclusively featuring lines.  Dusti was not alone in this pursuit. There were several female artists who were pivoting away from the male dominated abstract expressionist...