What Is Abstract Art? One particular Artists Point Of View - 0 views
started by Poole Booker on 22 Jul 13
started by Poole Booker on 22 Jul 13
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First lets see what the official version has to say. To get more information, we recommend people check-out: relevant webpage. The second definition of "abstract" in the Concise Oxford Dictionary says "Idealistic, not practical abstruse (Art and so forth.) cost-free from representational qualities" And it is this final ..
So numerous folks must be asking this question all the time .. and not acquiring satifactory answers since I hold seeing articles on the topic.
So, to add to the mix, I thought that, because I am an Abstract Artist, I would give my answer.
1st lets see what the official version has to say. The second definition of "abstract" in the Concise Oxford Dictionary says "Idealistic, not practical abstruse (Art etc.) free of charge from representational qualities" And it is this last description I want to appear at.
That which is cost-free from representational qualities is a image (or other sort of art discipline) that does not depict any recognisable image such as a figure, developing, or sky. There is no purposeful reference to anything physically distinct. Jackson Pollock, for instance, was a single of the very first abstract artists and produced the finest of examples.. take a look at this: www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/painting.html
If you study this image closely it will soon turn out to be apparent that he randomly dripped paint onto a board laying flat on the floor. And if you study up a bit about him you will discover that he even suspended paint-filled cans above a board, punched holes in the bottom of the can, and allowed the cans to swing, or be nudged, the paint slowly dripping to give a entirely no-representative image. The important point to remember here is that he had no intention of producing any type likeness to something physical whatsoever. So this style of art is genuinely an abstract perform.
The difficulty comes when a piece of art is made in a quite loose and, even, kid like way. To explore more, we understand people check out: TM. If you have an opinion about literature, you will perhaps claim to explore about click for beach photographs. Some may regard it as abstract. Here is an instance of what I think is NOT abstract art: go to www.guzzardi.it/arte/ then on the left side click on "Artisti Ceris" then click "D" go to the fourth name from the bottom "Jean Dubuffet" and click "Art Brut" there you will locate three images of his work .. every 1 depicts roughly painted figures and faces, and though the left hand image appears like imageless lines I do think there are faces to be seen there (Don't get me wrong - Jean Dubuffet produced numerous abstract works .. in fact that is what he was most well-known for .. it really is just that these examples are not).
Some might call these Dubuffet paintings semi-abstract - but I do not. For me there is no such issue - either the image does not represent anything .. or it does - no matter how standard.
Yet another puzzle may well be the later functions of Mark Rothko. Look here: Some might argue that a basic rectangular shape could be regarded as a representational image. But you need to have to study about his life and philosophy to comprehend that he was not painting rectangles but what has turn into recognized as colour fields. The scale of his massive performs and the truth that he gave up even titling his pieces should dispell any possibility of his function getting anything other than the purer form of abstract art.
I would like to finish with a single of my personal enigmatic examples: www.ablot.com/passion3.htm in which I have sort to "portray" the concept of deep or spiritual movement. Such an explanation is, of course, hazardous in that I have employed words like "portray", "spiritual" and "movement" - all of these have associations .. but not necessarily physical ones! It is my belief that there is a relationship to be had with my spirit .. and it is the purist form of abstraction. You can locate out more about that in my weblog on my site.
The only other thing to say right here is that the abstract artist is seeking to put on canvas such non-figurative "imagery" as emotion, thought, the greater self, anarchy, and total randomness .. to name but a handful of. And I intend to examine these "non-figures" in a bit more detail in my articles starting with "How to produce an abstract image - Element 2" You will be extremely welcome to come along and read it!.