Essays on Abstract Art

Question 1

Gabriel Orozco’s work can be classified as abstract because it attempts to depart from traditional representation art as physical things or objects. Abstract art is a trend in sculptures and paintings of the 20th century that focused on exploring the relationships of colours and forms as opposed to traditional representation art that focused on representing world features through recognizable images (Gowans 54). Orozco’s works undermine the possibility of achieving full representation. On the other hand, Kiki Smith’s works of art are representative because they are concerned with representing reality. They are forms of art that encompass ...

Synesthesia is an event by which the prompting of one sense group gives stimulation to a sensation in another group. The term synesthesia according to Campen and Froger (2008), comes from the Greek terms syn that means together and aesthesis which means to perceive.1 At present, the most popular and widely known form of synesthesia is the hearing of vowels or music in color. Campen and Froger (2008) also add that the different types of synesthesia such as the sense of smell is stimulated by one or more senses such as hearing and sight.2 Color Synesthesia for one is ...

New media is taking over old media. This is being depicted by the covers of the popular news magazine, The New Yorker. In the cover of its April 30, 2007 issue, The New Yorker shows a man and woman standing in front of a huge abstract painting. The man, wearing glasses, is holding a digital camera and both are looking at the image of the painting on the screen of the camera. They are dressed casually and appear to be young adults. Meanwhile, in its August 18, 2010, The New Yorker depicts a man sitting on a chair inside a library and watching something from ...

Critical Commentary of Rhythm 21

Hans Richter (1888-1976) was a German artist who explored the new medium of film in the early 1920’s to experiment with his vision of abstractionism. Early in his career, Richter was a painter whose works are considered Cubist. He spent six months in the German Army during World War where he has injured. He was a founding member of Zurich Dada and later the Action Committee of Revolutionary Artists. With the failings of these political ventures, Richter turned his talents to pure abstractionism in his painting and embarked in film experimentation. Richter spoke of his work, “I gradually lost interest in ...

Logical form

Langer looks at logical form as the obscurity of two or more things, majorly a work of art to the object it symbolizes. The logical form would be the extent of resemblance or similarity of the artistic aspect to the object.

Langer supported the thought that music should be expressed as “a formulation and representation of mental tensions, emotions, moods and resolutions.” Where to her, form meant permanent, as would a “permanent building or vase or picture or transient.” She looks at logical form as the exemplification of similar relational structure. This is can exhibited when two things are put ...

New York (January 1939) is one of the many works of artist Charles Green Shaw (1892 – 1974). It is oil on wood kind of painting. It appears that Shaw was inspired by the New York City’s rhythms. The piece is a reflection of the fascination of the artist with contemporary skylines in addition to certain aspects of European Cubism. One can see bold and intangible configurations, which arouse the musical but quite low beauty of Manhattan. The sun above, slightly rust colored, is reflected in a dark disk at the bottom, resembling sort of a dark shadow against the mustard-yellow focal ...

Artist of OP Art

Artist of OP Art

Introduction

Op art refers to the artwork that involves the paintings and sculptures based upon illusion. It is described as an “Optical Art” that revolves around movements and directly attacks an eye. It uses optics and by having an immense use of disorientating and optical effects, the paintings are finalized by using brilliant colors, geometrical shapes, and different patterns. OP art is mainly an abstract art in which forms, lines, and space play a major role of bringing out a painting of ambiguous nature. In other and simple words, an op art is an illusion of movement meaning ...

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 whether ...

“Artists are men who wish to become inhuman. They seek painfully the traces of inhumanity, traces which are never found in nature. These are real truths and beyond them we know no reality.” 1 Art such as paintings and sculptures are man’s way of expressing their thoughts. In the eyes of an artist, they can see the suffering behind the beauty, and this reason allows them to create beautiful artworks. Artists desire to fully express themselves using only their canvass and their brush; hence, they will attempt to construct their masterpiece in the most creative way in ...

Chen Tian-Xiang Painting Background

Chen Tian-Xiang can be related to modern Chinese painters as his works have become more popular and recognizable in last years. The painter’s style is difficult to be characterized by one genre, because his works could be found among those of contemporary Chinese art as well as traditional pattern and animal painting. In 2011 Chen Tian-Xiang opened his own exhibition, where all his artworks represented contemporary abstract painting created with oil canvas and paper. His abstract painting explicitly represents the very unique combination of several oil painting techniques such as linseed oil for drying oil painting to make ...

Classic music era falls between 1730 and 1820 or more likely it is from 16th century to the 19th century. Romantic music era started in the late 18th century or especially in early 19th century. The exact century has yet not been found. Mozart and Beethoven are great composers of classical and romantic music with their own individual styles. Although most part of Beethoven’s music is considered in, the classical tradition of Mozart but his style is different from classical in many ways. Now, he evolved as a bridge between both classical and romantic music eras. The most ...

Fred M. Lauderdale

Creatine College France is something like a Mecca to the art world, yet it would be fair to say the “god” of this sacred city has changed seats more times than a game of duck-duck-goose. I plan on comparing and contrasting two periods of art: the mid-19th century versus the early 20th century. One may be tempted to think that Realists and Cubists were light-years apart. After all, Realism depicted the world from an empirical perspective, focusing on veracity, while Cubism is considered by many to be the first abstract art style. Both art periods were a reaction to, a rebellion against, ...

(Unit: Art and Architecture) In 1927, Constantin Brancusi made a bronze sculpture to capture the essence of birds in flight. The sculpture aptly known as Bird in Space was subject to alterations that Brancusi made to go further and not merely do them differently. Although he did not label himself a modernist, his works embody the principles that have come to be associated with the modernist era. Modernism is thought to be the philosophy, a style and ideology of modern art. Artists of this period sought to create a new world, their version of the world, a new conception rather than an ...

Abstract refers to taking and object as the subject and manipulating it. Abstract’s desired goal of always seeing something new in terms of art and its subject matter (Mathis). This idea can be seen in the painting “The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo with its thematic connections including abstract modernism, subjects drawn from influences of society, abstract messages through iconography, and humor. Frida Kahlo gives the viewer in her oil on canvas painting, “The Two Fridas” another look at her personal expression of the inner woman as no other female artist before in her over 200 works. This ...

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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 called ...

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 nature of a spiritual ...

Pop art:

Abstract: This is a form of art whereby traditional art is fused with popular culture. Popular culture refers to advertisements, celebrities, popular destinations and movies. This art movement had its roots in the United States and Britain in the 1960s. Pop art uses different elements that are evident in modern pop culture as a form of art. This include comic strips as well as advertisements and product names and brands,. It is believed that the movement rose in order to rebel against the ideas on traditional expressionism and postmodern art that were constrictive.

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I like representational art more than abstract art. This is because the former clearly explains the realistic aspects of life. One example is where human beings are depicted as a representative of the universe. In addition to this, people tend to understand representational art more than abstract art since the former uses symbols that are used to explain real figures. The difference between these two arts is that representational art uses signs and symbols that are used to express relationships among various objects. On the other hand, abstract art uses visual aspects to explain the reality of objects. This may ...

1. Title: The Sunny Day

B. Dimensions: Painting

C. Medium: Acrylic on canvas D. Description: When I was a child, I would visit my grandmother's house often, as she would take care of me while my parents were working. Every time I visited, I saw this sunflower; its size and bright, vibrant colors would always catch my eye, and that is what I wanted to convey in this painting. I used acrylic to accent the sunflower's natural color and brightness, contrasting it against my grandmother's house in the back.

2. Title: Prepare for Docking

A. Year: 2010

B. Dimensions: 2D C. Medium: Marker & colored ...