Abstract Art
I must admit I am still trying to wrap my brain around abstract art.Some of it I am drawn to though.Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create art which exist without any reference to known images in the world.Abstraction is completely void of reality in depiction of imagery in art. This departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or it can be complete.
Partial abstracts alter for instance color and form in ways that are obvious but you can still recognize shapes,images.Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable.Three art movements which contributed to the development of abstract art were Romanticism, Impressionism and Expressionism...
Although Cubism ultimately depends upon subject matter, it became, along with Fauvism, the art movement that directly opened the door to art abstraction in the 20th century.There is an anything goes attitude that prevails for abstract art with no firm and clear direction.The marketplace is the judge of merit and price.
Abstract paintings are different. They have designs, shapes or colors that do not look like specific physical objects. As such, abstract paintings are a lot harder to understand than classic paintings. When you look at abstract art, you often have no idea what it is you are actually seeing.Every painting is created within a particular environment, and if you do not understand that environment, you will never be able to appreciate what the artist has to offer you.Anyone can create an abstract art painting because it is the most forgiving style of all, because anything goes, as long as your abstract artwork can give you the feeling you have expressed yourself.What you see on the canvas reflects the environment in which the art was created. Most of human life exists unconsciously, below the surface of perception and beyond the reach of voluntary, purposeful thinking.
The more abstract a work of art, the less preconceptions it evokes in the mind of the beholder. Abstract art gives us a way to get in touch with the unconscious part of our existence and evoke deep seated feelings and emotions and keep the conscious distractions to a minimum. , even if we don't realize what we are doing.... Abstract art gives you the freedom to explore the artwork and assign your own meaning to the piece. This personal take on art will naturally enriches a viewer's experience of an artwork.Understanding abstract art does not come naturally for everyone.Abstract art is not "about nothing". It is about form, color, line, texture, pattern, composition and process and whether or not all this things when mixed together will produce something pleasing to the eye and mind..................
