abstract art

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abstract art

An art form that represents ideas (by means of geometric and other designs) instead of natural forms. Compare representational art.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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Noun1.abstract art - an abstract genre of artabstract art - an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
genre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
op art - a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve
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From stepping out of your comfort zone to letting your paint take whatever form the canvas lets it, abstract painting ends as a beautiful piece of artwork and a great sense of accomplishment.
An abstract painting by minimalist artist, Richard Lin, has sold for PS84,000 at a Shropshire auction.
This show delves into the yet to be fully uncovered world of abstract painting in China.
The artwork of late artist Kim Whan-ki once again challenges his sales record, with a rare red-dotted abstract painting to be auctioned in Hong Kong later this week.
'I think it's important that people come and learn about abstract painting, and maybe in the future they can recognise more abstract paintings,' said Dina.
The West Yorkshire-born thespian was thrilled when son Luca, 13, gave him an abstract painting of the Championship play-off final at Wembley as a Father's Day gift.
Budanov, who studied art and design in Russia and then went on to study painting in Germany, is passionate about representing the art of abstract painting. One of the reasons she finds such comfort in this kind of artwork is that it enables her to express her temper.
For Alizee Benoit, that driving passion is abstract painting. And the opinionated Alizee--French by birth, all-American by spirit--isn't one to keep her head down at work.
All this is a delight for lovers of abstract painting, and even those who doubt the value of trying to move higher on its well-trodden slopes--Sisyphus, hero or schmuck?
Bush became a member of the Toronto-based Painters Eleven (1953-60), which was instrumental in developing a new audience for abstract painting in Canada.
has something to say directly to its audience that cannot be expressed by scientific formulas or the language of everyday experience." (3) Tillich believed that through symbols religious language communicates religious experience, and abstract painting is highly symbolic.
Pagano has been described as an artist who "extends important traditions of abstract painting into the 21st century.''