Abstract Art

This is a basic question, and a little confusing to answer because the terms “contemporary,” “modern,” and “abstract” can be used interchangeably at times.  Let us start with “modern art.”  Modern art is a classification of an art period that started around 1870 by Impressionists like Claude Monet.  It is understood that modern artists are those who experimented with new ways of seeing, expressing new ideas and methods.  But technically the modern art movement ended around the 1960’s and 70’s...Read Full Story

Abstract art is something that is created in the non-traditional way. It began in the 19th century and was inspired by art movements during that Contemporary Abstract Art   period. Abstract art is not meant to resemble anything we see in the real world. Abstract art is slowly gaining followers up to this day.It is an art itself the way individuals are appreciating abstracts. Not everyone has the capability to see the true value of it and is not given importance by the majority. Appreciating...Read Full Story

Elegance Abstract Photographic Print Ruth Palmer 16 in. x 20 in. Buy This Allposters.com Ruth Palmer and Abstract Artworks Spontaneity. With no pretense, or explanation, Ruth Palmer paints contemporary abstracts by feeling her way through the process and connecting to the soul of the subject, without concern for distinctions between representation and abstraction. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Palmer now resides in Calgary, Canada. While her primary influence is spiritual, based...Read Full Story

Artists have their own point of view on numerous categories of art. It is said art can transform our mood from negative to positive. Art conveys ones feelings. It reveals ones deep thoughts and artistic imaginations. At this topic, the importance and also the price of sculpture abstract will be talked about. Mainly, the abstract is known as the type of art that have different intuitions through the individuals who is able to appreciate subjective art with it comes to language and different...Read Full Story

Christopher Wilde is a collagist who creates with currency. He painstakingly cuts various shapes out of paper money from around the world to form collages with economic and political undertones and overlays. Wilde bases a lot of his works on found images that he develops into his own compositions, which he will lay down on museum board before skillfully applying bits of currency so that they abut in order to keep to the ideal of an even surface. He then seals it with wax...Read Full Story

Look at this piece of art above. It's 'modern' and I found it by doing a google search under futuristic art. To me, this particular piece symbolizes how I feel so very often when I think of the media, pop culture, technology and the chaos that is in our daily lives from information overload. It tells me that although we have all of this information, we have yet to find out how we are going to use it. We have technological tools and we have advanced medicine but we can't figure out how to...Read Full Story

Phenomena Waves Without Wind, 1977 Paul Jenkins 38 in. x 19 in. Buy This Allposters.com The paintings of Paul Jenkins have come to represent the spirit, vitality, and invention of post World War II American abstraction. Employing an unorthodox approach to paint application, Jenkins’ fame is as much identified with the process of controlled paint-pouring and canvas manipulation as with the gem-like veils of transparent and translucent color which have characterized his work since the late...Read Full Story

Abstract is everything but the ordinary and just a few people is able to appreciate them. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is a saying that best describes appreciating them. The real value of an abstract differs from one person to another. For someone who has the 'eye' to appreciate them, it's very precious while for someone who does not like them, it may have no worth at all.Many people might be wondering why this kind of sculpture is more expensive than the others when they seem to...Read Full Story

As human beings we create nothing of our own, but only partake in the great creative process as conduits.  So the creative position of the artist is a humbling one.  The artist is essentially a channel.  This can't be any more obvious than in the abstract expressionist artist creating abstract art.   As you probably know, abstraction indicates a departure from reality.  The need to produce and be a part of something other than the "real world" is a natural desire especially in bad times.  In...Read Full Story

Fredo is a 17 year old artist from Chile. These drawings are astonishing and we look for more from this young gentleman in the future. For More info on Fredo Check Out: His DeviantART Page – http://fredoart.deviantart.com/ His Blog – http://drawingopenmythirdeye.blogspot.com/Read Full Story