Looking Into Abstract Art

Looking Into Abstract Art When you think about abstract artwork, what comes to mind? Perhaps the phrase summons images of different colors painted haphazardly on canvas. Maybe it brings to mind formless shapes and sculpture. Perhaps you hear the cacophony... More

Looking Into Abstract Art When you think about abstract artwork, what comes to mind? Perhaps the phrase summons images of different colors painted haphazardly on canvas. Maybe it brings to mind formless shapes and sculpture. Perhaps you hear the cacophony of your favorite Stravinsky piece. Regardless of the style, most but not all pieces in the abstract genre work to distance art from reality. The abstract genre entails artwork that showcase seemingly unidentifiable objects or landscapes. The beauty of the art is viewed as absolute without regard to the subject or scene represented. For example, you might still consider a painting to be beautiful even if it depicts an outwardly bad image of an apple, but is done with eye-catching colors and lines. Even among artists, however, the classification is up for interpretation, similar to the art itself. The following are a handful of basic styles of abstraction to help you to identify concepts at your next art gallery visit. Concept 1: Geomet Less