Essays on Abstract Art

Should the paintings value that much?

If you are aware of the price of most valuable art pieces, you will notice that the twenty highest price paid paintings are defined as abstract painting. As Perl wrote, good art is now simply defined as art that sells. Therefore, does it mean the traditional -- trompe-l'œil painting and the renaissance art are not good? For this argument, a lot of arties and scholar have stated their opinions, and every one of them has their own explanation for their position. However, there are mainly opposite voices regarding the question if abstract art should value that much, and

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Part 1

Originating from suprematism (Fer, 1997), abstract art has repeatedly become a subject for active discourse. According to Crowther&Wunsche (2012), the meanings of abstract art can be found in wherever between pure nature and theory. I agree both with this opinion and the one, presented by Jan Pollack. To my mind, abstract art really looks like music due to the fact that the way we percept and enjoy it depends more on our inner mood, readiness to invent our own abstractions and even previous experiences, than on the contents of the work of art itself. Uniqueness of abstract art is

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1. Abstraction is always a helpful and useful way to personify something that is difficult to imagine, and has no visual equivalent in the real world. When compared to realistic depictions of death, abstract art does a much better job of creating something otherworldly and fascinating, which matches the level of interest and curiosity these cultures have about death and spirits. By viewing these things in the abstract, cultures can find a way to better understand the significance and spiritual power of these concepts, instead of grounding it in realism and representation. Abstract art can bring out the uncanny

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