Fundamental energy characteristics:
The direct linear thrust - provided by the completely straight lines, moving in any direction, yet not dissipating energy or speed by angular or curvilinear changes in direction. These are fast lines of concentrated energy.
The meander - Turns and twists, slows and speeds up, and carries a relatively relaxed energy charge.
The curvilinear swell - Arcs into space at an even sort of pace, conveying a sense of a bulging area of pressure, rather than that concentrated in a point of movement and proceeding in a strait line.
[Collier, Graham. Form, Space & Vision, An Introduction to Drawing and Design. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1985.]
R E F E R E N C E S
Meander n [L maeeander, fr. Gk maiandros, fr. Maiandros [now Menderes], river in Asia Minor] [1576] 1: a winding path or course; esp: Labyrinth 2: a turn or winding of a stream
2 Meander [ca. 1612] 1: to follow a winding or intricate course 2: to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination: Ramble syn see Wander
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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