Dictionary
an abstract genre of art artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
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Wikipedia
Abstract art is now generally understood to mean art that does not portraitdepict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colours in a representation (arts)non-representational or subjective way. In the very early 20th century, the term was more often used to describe art, such as CubismCubist and Futurism (art)Futurist art, that does represent the natural world, but does so by capturing something of its immutable intrinsic qualities rather than by imitating its external appearance. See Abstraction.Abstract art is defined as art that has no reference to any figurative reality. In its wider definition the term describes art that depicts real forms in a simplified or rather reduced way - keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject. The abstract paintings of Joan Miro are a good example of this wider definition. The term non-figurative is used as a synonym.
History - Abstract art is not an invention of the twentieth century. In the Jewish and Islamic religion the depiction of human beings was not allowed. Consequently the Islamic and Jewish cultures developed a high standard of decorative arts. Also calligraphy is a form of non-figurative art. Even before the widespread use of photography some artists, such as James McNeill Whistler were placing greater emphasis on visual sensation than the depiction of objects. Whistler argued that art should concern itself with the harmonious arrangement of colours, just as music deals with the harmonious arrangement of sounds. Whistler's painting ''Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket'' (1874) is often seen as a major move towards abstraction. Later artists such as Wassily Kandinsky argued that modern science dealt with dynamic forces, revealing that matter was ultimately spiritual in character: art should display the spiritual forces behind the visual world. The work of Wassily Kandinsky and Kasimir Malevich as well as Natalia Goncharova and Mikhail Larionov (see Rayonism), are generally seen as the first fully abstract paintings in 1911refCompton . Movements in modern art are to be considered in terms of the concepts which they exemplify, accompanied as they were by manifestos and declarations. Constructivism (art)Constructivism (1915) and De Stijl (1917) were parallel movements which took abstraction into the three dimensions of sculpture and architecture. The Constructivists believed that the artist's work was a revolutionary activity, to express the aspirations of the people, using machine production and graphic and photographic means of communication. Some of the American Abstract Expressionists are purely abstract and include : Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell. Op Art (1962) and Minimalism (1965)refStangosThamesHudson are the most recent idioms. It is, at present, more likely that an artist's work is seen as an individual entity rather than part of a movement. Sean Scully, John McLaughlin, Callum Innes, Robert Stark and Yuko Shiraishi are some abstract painters of today.
Bibliography - # noteCompton Compton, Susan Title=The World Backwards: Russian Futurist Books 1912-16 Publisher=The British Library Year=1978 ID=ISBN 0714103969 # noteStangosThamesHudson Stangos, Nikos (editor) Title=Concepts of Modern Art Publisher=Thames and Hudson Year=revised 1981 ID=ISBN 0500201962 # noteGooding Gooding, Mel Title=Abstract Art (Movements in Modern Art series) Publisher=Tate Publishing Year=2001 ID=ISBN 1854373021
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Websites
Jim Fuess Art
New Jersey abstract artist colorful energetic fluid black and white paintings
http://www.jimfuessart.com/
African Sculptures from PlacesAFar
PlacesAFar support individual Zimbabwean African sculptors, we offer the finest assortment of Shona stone sculptures emanating from Africa all achieved without the use of sophisticated tools.
http://www.placesafar.com/limited-editions-stone/?page=0
Color is a Language... abstract paintings by marti garaughty
New paintings & signature edition prints by marti garaughty... one of today's most collected contemporary painters.
http://www.garaughty.com
Milena Belic Bürkler's Art Gallery
The Gallery contains Milena Belic Bürkler's photographs and selected art works. It is the artist's point of view, emotions and observations through architecture, portraits, nature and anything that ever caught artist's attention. Additionally, if you are interested you are able to buy prints of most of creations, online, on this page.
http://www.mirroredmind.com/
Gail Miller - Funky Contemporary Artwork
Original funky artwork from one of the UK's most original artists.
http://www.gailmiller.com/
Art Print Innovations- Digital Painting- Poster Art Alternative
Archival art prints on fine watercolor paper, created from digital paintings, create alternatives to poster art or reproductions. Each piece is original art. Plus music created, recorded, released.
http://www.outhousestudios.net/
Wollman Studio
Fine art furniture, sculpture and cyanotype photography.
http://www.wollmanstudios.com/
Canvas Etc
Suppliers of contemporary canvas art. Themed galleries include modern abstract art, urban art, natural art, flower prints and pop art, as well as customer's own photographs printed onto stretched canvas
http://www.canvasetc.com
Abstract Art: Paintings and Prints by Lynne Taetzsch
Abstract art gallery of modern contemporary paintings and prints by widely exhibited NY artist Lynne Taetzsch.
http://www.artbylt.com/
Van Renselar Online Gallery
Abstract art originals and limited edition prints by emerging abstract artist Van Renselar. Ideally suited to corporate and home interiors.
http://www.van-renselar.com
Abstract Art Repository
Contains paintings, links to artists' pages, history, and discussion of the new art, focusing on abstract, from the sixties, until now.
http://abstract-art.com/
Abstract Art and Artists
Learn about the artists and styles of the abstract art movement including Cubism, Neoplasticism, and Abstract Expressionism.
http://abstractart.20m.com/
Fielding, Hal
Non-objective abstract art using acrylic paint on canvas and paper by New Mexico artist.
http://www.halfielding.com/
Mateo, Julio
Abstract painting galleries with over 100 large-scale oil paintings based on Sacred Geometry, art and nature. Site includes Artist's Interview on art and metaphysics, Guest Galleries, and Selected Links
http://www.Mateo.net/
CAGE
Cyber Art Gallery Eindhoven - One of the oldest galleries on the Internet established by Dutch artist Rolf van Gelder. Contemporary artworks by young, emerging artists.
http://www.cage.nl/
O'Reilly, Hunter
View oil paintings in Hunter O'Reilly's Abstract Faces Series, read about her genetics research and view her extensive hat collection.
http://www.artbyhunter.com
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