Are curves the most appealing shapes?

[Wilbur ★]

?

[Longjohn ★]

I don't mind curves but I prefer a fit body. In my mind nothing looks better than a fit female body.

[Rattlecan ★]

Depends, we talking about cars, furniture or wimmin?

[Wilbur ★]

8 minutes ago, Rattlecan said:

Depends, we talking about cars, furniture or wimmin?

I am talking about everything,  A boat under sail, aircraft, buildings, furniture, bicycles, women etc. 

For instance, the L1011 was an infinitely more attractive aircraft than the DC10. Curves. 

[AirwickWithCheese]

[Wilbur ★]

42 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said:

That is what I mean Cheese.  Look at the unappealing straight monolithic piece of wood and the curves of the sail.

[Further]

I like curves   

[Mr. Beanz]

Heck yeah! I would rather look at a woman with curve even if she is carrying extra weight more than a really fit skinny twig chick with no booty or hips.  

[Wilbur ★]

No Curves

Curves

[Longjohn ★]

[Road Runner]

I always preferred the combination of curves and straight lines as epitomized by the early 30's coach designs.  Here is an excellent example:  the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe.

[Road Runner]

Another 31 Doozie Model J - Dual Cowl Torpedo Phaeton

[LoneWolf]

8 minutes ago, Tim Burr said:

I always preferred the combination of curves and straight lines as epitomized by the early 30's coach designs.  Here is an excellent example:  the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Murphy Convertible Coupe.

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to tell you that curves are beautiful, by way of the 1935 supercharged straight-eight Auburn Boattail Speedster.

[Road Runner]

1 minute ago, LoneWolf said:

I'm going to have to tell you that curves are beautiful, by way of the 1935 supercharged straight-eight Auburn Boattail Speedster.

Very beautiful.  I've just always had an affinity for the earlier, slightly more linear designs.

[sheep_herder ★]

I think they are relaxing.

[Road Runner]

Is it possible to have too many curves?

[LoneWolf]

1 minute ago, Tim Burr said:

Very beautiful.  I've just always had an affinity for the earlier, slightly more linear designs.

I've seen one here at the Gilmore Car Museum.  If I wanted a classic, it'd be her.

Note: I'm more of a Japanese car guy, which means I'm into beauties like the early 90s turbo-ed A70 Toyota Supra.

Or the 1988 Nissan 300ZX Shiro Special (extremely hard to find)

There's also the (unadorned, un-riced-out) stock 1994 Acura Integra GS-R; this model looks like the one owned by yours truly, though I had the suspension stiffened another 10-15%.

 

[Road Runner]

13 minutes ago, LoneWolf said:

I'm more of a Japanese car guy, which means I'm into beauties like the early 90s turbo-ed A70 Toyota Supra.

I grew up in the late 50's and 60's.  Car designs were more boxy in those days.  I like stuff like this:  64 Chevy Impala S/S Coupe w/409

 

 

[Page Turner]

 

...art nouveau  building ^^^

 

...art deco building ^^^

[Wilbur ★]

42 minutes ago, Tim Burr said:

Is it possible to have too many curves?

That isn't too many curves, it is too few hands. 

[Chris...]

[Chris...]

The Hoover building, not far from where I grew up

 

[Zealot]

2 hours ago, AirwickWithCheese said:

Yeah, we've lost something in this generation.

[Wilbur ★]

37 minutes ago, Tim Burr said:

I grew up in the late 50's and 60's.  Car designs were more boxy in those days.  I like stuff like this:  64 Chevy Impala S/S Coupe w/409

 

 

But I prefer..

[Chris...]

[Road Runner]

[roadfrog]

Without having read any of the previous posts, I think it depends on what you need at the time.  There are times when physics dictate hard angles, other times, curves.  Overall, go with what works for the situation.

[Longjohn ★]

9 minutes ago, roadfrog said:

Without having read any of the previous posts, I think it depends on what you need at the time.  There are times when physics dictate hard angles, other times, curves.  Overall, go with what works for the situation.

Yay your avatar is back with all the curves I remember.

[roadfrog]

oh yeah.  cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurves. 

[LoneWolf]

3 minutes ago, roadfrog said:

oh yeah.  cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurves. 

Froooooggggg!!!!! (hug)

 

[roadfrog]

Just now, LoneWolf said:

Froooooggggg!!!!! (hug)

 

<3  hey sweetie.  you good?

[LoneWolf]

Just now, roadfrog said:

<3  hey sweetie.  you good?

I be doin'.  Doin' better seeing you.

How bout yourself?

[JerrySTL ★]

1 hour ago, Tim Burr said:

I grew up in the late 50's and 60's.  Car designs were more boxy in those days.  I like stuff like this:  64 Chevy Impala S/S Coupe w/409

 

 

I had a '64 Impala SS with a 327. I sold it before going into the military in 1972. That car, along with my '62 Studebaker Hawk GT, are the two cars that I wished I'd never sold.

My brother had a 62 Impala with a 409. It took something like 8 or 12 quarts for an oil change.

[roadfrog]

Just now, LoneWolf said:

I be doin'.  Doin' better seeing you.

How bout yourself?

So sweet.  SOfa king good, hon. 

Drankin' a smidge too much to elaborate, but...........yeah.  Life is good.

[LoneWolf]

Just now, roadfrog said:

So sweet.  SOfa king good, hon. 

Drankin' a smidge too much to elaborate, but...........yeah.  Life is good.

My two double Sailor Jerry and Cokes wore off several hours ago  Then again, there's all of that height to spread them out.

*snuggles against Roadfrog for warmth and good vibes osmosis*

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

[LoneWolf]

Personally, I'm given to raging hyperbola.

But I do like my ellipsis...

Perhaps I'll circle back to it.

[BR46]

A few things that I like

Arlen Ness Smoothness

John Britten motorcycles

And

 

[Pokey]

Most flowers painted by Georgia O'Keeffe are kinda curvy.

 

 

[maddmaxx ★]

Better still, a proper blending of curves and straight lines.

[onbike1939]

Nature abhors straight lines, and some African tribesmen who have spent their whole lives in the bush are unable to see them as such.

[Rattlecan ★]

12 hours ago, LoneWolf said:

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to tell you that curves are beautiful, by way of the 1935 supercharged straight-eight Auburn Boattail Speedster.

I have toured the ACD Museum. Everything in there is gorgeous.

[bikeman564™]

[Wilbur ★]

[MoseySusan]

Yes, we prefer curves. Especially those that have Fibonacci sequence proportions.  

 

 

[Zealot]

16 minutes ago, roadsue said:

Yes, we prefer curves. Especially those that have Fibonacci sequence proportions.  

 

 

Elements of art.

[Road Runner]

As a card carrying member of the OCD club, I believe straight lines have a lot to offer.  But of course, they must be very, very, very straight.   

[MoseySusan]

"Elements of art."  

And how many hours of discussion surround the question of whether art imitates life, or life imitates art.  

[Zealot]

5 minutes ago, roadsue said:

"Elements of art."  

And how many hours of discussion surround the question of whether art imitates life, or life imitates art.  

Indeed. 

But the Fibonacci diagram took me back to Art I.  I've never forgotten those proportions and still draw to them today.

[Reverend_Maynard]

I would agree that, given that straight lines are seldom seen in nature, humans have evolved greater preferences for curved shapes, deep in our most primal instincts.