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Abstract Art "Precipice"

2011-05-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

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2011-05-31T07:52:00.001-07:00

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2011-05-31T07:09:00.000-07:00

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Abstract Artists Listing on AbstractArtistGallery.org

2011-04-12T08:08:00.000-07:00

AbstractArtistGallery.org is looking for abstract artists to submit for inclusion in their new website. This website was recently launched but once it grows in popularity it will help abstract artists gain exposure to their work and their website. The main page will be filled with artwork. Clicking the artwork then brings them to a post about the abstract artist.

Check it out here: http://www.abstractartistgallery.org/

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2010-12-06T07:59:00.000-08:00

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Abstract Expressionism: A True American Art Form

2010-11-20T15:23:00.000-08:00

Abstract Expressionism is a fascinating American contribution to the world of art. It was a movement that developed in New York during the decades immediately following World War II. Sometimes it is referred to as the New York School or as 'Action Painting'. It is characterized by an attempt to depict universal emotions. It is known as the first exclusively American movement to gain international recognition.

Artists who worked at abstract expressionism tended to concentrate on the physical process of painting, from which the narrower term 'Action Painting' was derived, often throwing paint at their canvases in an expressive and highly physical subversion of traditional methods of painting. Breton, Ernst and Masson, all leading Surrealists, moved to New York during World War II and were influential in its initial development. However, where the Surrealists explored the unconscious for means of disrupting society's cherished conventions, the Abstract Expressionists turned to the unconscious for symbols of universal meaning which could restore both art and society after World War II.

The psychologist Carl Gustav Jung was an important influence on these artists. He argued that archetypal, symbol-generating emotions and behavior can be found in every psyche and culture. The abstract expressionists believed that their painting expressed these universal symbols.

Within abstract expressionism is an interesting variant called Color Field Painting. It looks like an exact opposite of Action painting. Instead of having its rhythmic vitality, luminous and brooding colors saturate the canvas with contemplative stillness. If Action Painting captures the physical energy of dance, Color Field Painting evokes the psychic energy of contemplation.

By the 1960's, artist Philip Guston was one of a growing number who criticized Abstract Expressionism for having become a sterile, and decorative orthodoxy which was stifling creativity.

It is fascinating the way Abstract Expressionism often works to cause the observer to feel liberated from the burdens of individuality, class, nationality and gender. Significantly, it also helps to restore a much needed sense of common humanity. For example, Rothko's Untitled is characterized by luminous colors. When looked at directly, it has an iconic quality typical of many abstract expressionist paintings. The suggestion of a dark horizon in the center of the painting evokes universal feelings about distance and proximity, travel and arrival, containment and freedom.

Perhaps one of the most well known and revolutionary paintings is Jackson Pollock's Alchemy, 1947. In this painting, Pollock poured commercial paint directly onto his canvas with the help of a stick. This act dispersed with the traditional brush and easel and involved his entire body in the act of painting. The work has a physicality and energy typical of much Abstract Expressionism, Action Painting in particular. Alchemy refers to the ancient search for a means of transforming base matter into gold which Jung saw as symbolic of psychological transformation.

Abstract Expressionism is an intense, introspective, global type of art that elevates and informs. Obviously, it is subjectively experienced, yet objectively available. We bring our own backgrounds, insecurities, and other life experiences to an experience with this wonderful type of art. Something always worth the effort.

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Abstract Artist Gaining Recognition

2010-10-28T15:26:00.000-07:00

An Emerging Popular Abstract Artist? Read the recent interview with a fine-art collector.

Abstract Art Painting

2010-09-19T19:49:00.000-07:00

"Above The Clouds" Abstract Art Digital Painting

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2010-09-03T16:24:00.000-07:00

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Using Abstract Intuitive Art As Meditation

2010-08-18T08:56:00.000-07:00

If you would like to try your hand and heart at an intuitive abstract painting all you need is your willingness to try. You don't have to be an artist. In fact, the worse you think you are at painting the more fun you will probably have with it. After all, you're not trying to create a masterpiece, you're trying to master peace.

This is what I recommend:

Make sure your space is peaceful.
Play some music in the background that is right for you.
Have large canvas to work on so size does not confine you.
Have plenty of colors to choose from that are right in front of you.
As if you are a child, go into the act without a care in the world.
Take delight in what you do and allow your instincts to take over.

Modern Abstract Painting

2010-08-18T08:08:00.000-07:00

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Who Created The First Abstract Landscape Painting?

2010-08-09T10:46:00.000-07:00

Haystack by Claude Monet

In 1896 Wassily Kandinsky saw an exhibit of paintings by Monet which impressed upon his memory and shaped his intrigue for the non-recognizable. Observing Monet's famous impressionistic Haystacks, here's what Kandinsky wrote:

"That it was a haystack the catalogue informed me. I could not recognize it. This non-recognition was painful to me. I considered that the painter had no right to paint indistinctly. I dully felt that the object of the painting was missing. And I noticed with surprise and confusion that the picture not only gripped me, but impressed itself ineradicably on my memory. Painting took on a fairy-tale power and splendour."

Winter Landscape by Wassily Kandisnky

It wasn't long before Wassily Kandinsky began creating abstract art. Some call Kandinsky the father of abstract art. But did he create the first abstract landscape painting? He very well could have. In Kandinsky's "Winter Landscape" from 1909 you can see the impressionistic influence, but it's obvious the composition was created with the intent of painting from the mind and not from reality. Some might argue that it was post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) who was the first to create an abstract landscape because of the way he distorted reality to express an idea. What do you think?

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

History of Art

2010-08-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

Abstract Art is Ancient & New

2010-08-06T14:21:00.000-07:00

Abstract art is not actually new. It was created by the earliest indigenous people all over the world. They used simple lines, shapes, and forms to communicate with symbols. Children even create abstract art. They are known to enjoy finger painting, very intuitively actually, purely for the love of color and abstract form. But, when it comes to genres in art movements and what exists in art museums, yes, abstract art (from recognized and celebrated artists only) came into existence around the 20th century. So abstract art is ancient, primal, child-like, but it has been accepted in fine art museums only quite recently.

Picasso Satisfied the Rich with Odd & Absurd Art

2010-08-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

There are those that agree with Picasso and believe the modern art movement was a swift trick to make money. I believe most of it was, but not all of it. In the end art is worth what someone is willing to pay. From the start of the modern art movement the rich were willing to spend a lot of money for strange abstract art they could not understand. It was and still is an investment, and if their artist reached celebrity status it was a good one. In Pablo Picasso's very words, it's clear he sold very odd artworks to satisfy people's desire for it because he liked being celebrated and rich. Does that make Picasso a bit of a sell out?

In his book Libro Nero, Giovanni Papini, quotes Picasso. On the subject of his own "modern art" Picasso said:

"From the moment that art ceases to be food that feeds the best minds, the artist can use his talents to perform all the tricks of the intellectual charlatan. Most people can today no longer look for consolation and exhilaration in art. The cunning, the rich, the idle, and the distillers of quintessences, want the new, the strange, the original, the extravagant, and the scandalous. I, from cubism onwards, have satisfied these gentlemen and their critics, with all the changing oddities that have come into my head. The less they understood, the more they admired me. Through amusing myself with all these absurd farces, I became celebrated, and very rapidly. For a painter, celebrity means sales, and consequently affluence. Today as you know, I am celebrated, I am rich."

Abstract Art Painting

2010-08-05T05:23:00.001-07:00

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Abstract Art & The Need For Expression

2010-08-05T05:11:00.000-07:00

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 Europe before the 19th century abstract paintings were not considered fine art by the elite. And it wasn't until World War II that the Americans experimented with abstract art or perhaps just found a need for this new form of expression. Jackson Pollock was at the helm of this new direction later called abstract expressionism.

While caught in the moment, a modern abstract artist is often times unaware of just exactly what he or she is creating. Exploration, uncertainties, and emotions all play out on the canvas. Pollock once said, "My method of painting is a natural growth out of a need. I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them." So for the expressionist, the visual outcome is important, but so too is the entire action of painting. The action is like therapy for some. It is a means to channel feelings that need to be expressed for whatever the reason.

People question whether many modern abstract paintings are actually fine art. It's hard for some to get past the sometimes carefree appearance and non traditional methods of applied paint and foreign matter that exist in today's contemporary art. But at the same time there is a huge following for abstract art. Perhaps the intrigue comes from a simple truth that abstract art is a very raw and unique visual language, appealing both in its form and substance from which it came.

Abstract Landscape Painting

2010-08-05T04:58:00.000-07:00

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What Are Abstract Landscape Paintings?

2010-08-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

Abstract landscape paintings are both abstract and a landscape. This method of painting can involve a great deal of creative expression either by altering scenery that exists in real life or by creating an imagined setting. The abstraction can be done without any symbolic significance or the abstraction can represent an idea and express the artists' inner emotions and feelings.

Abstract landscape paintings are intentionally different from what exists in real life. The artist has freedom to use an unrealistic color palette, exaggerate forms, and use details and texture that express just about anything the artist is feeling. Abstract landscape paintings can offer the viewer another way of seeing the natural environment. Some artists abstract the landscape by breaking it down into simple colors and shapes. Others go so far as to try and express the energy of life and nature. An abstract landscape painting can also communicate a sense of human emotion using the earth, air, fire, and water elements.

Because an abstract landscape painting utilizes characteristics from the abstract art movement it is not uncommon to find unusual materials in the painting. For example an artist can add sea shells, a leaf, sand, string, and many other materials. These paintings often have visual or tactile texture. The artist can also emphasize qualities of light in different ways by using iridescent or metallic paint.

Expressing the creative mind and spirit, abstract landscape paintings display an interwoven connection with man and nature. While the abstract landscape artist seeks to create a composition that is different and unique, there is always a subtle familiarity. It is this intrigue of strange and familiar that can capture the viewers attention and allow for a variety of interpretations. Because abstract landscape paintings share a sense of personal expression with relation to the environment , the creation of a painting can be very soulful and connected with the individual.

Abstract Art, Love it or Hate it?

2010-08-04T14:13:00.000-07:00

Personally, abstract art strikes a cord for me. I love to create it and I love to observe it being created by other artists. That's why I created this blog. It would seem that people either love abstract art or they hate it. And if they are in between, well then they really don't know what abstract art is. It's freedom. It's expression. It's the exploration of the imagination. What do you think it is? Paint thrown on a canvas? I'd really like your opinion.