Tag: abstract art

For it was Paris that Cubism originated and where abstract art has its modern roots. This was a movement which led to much more radical departures from the Western tradition of painting than even Kandinskys Expressionist colour chords. 
 Yet Cubism did not set out to abolish representation, only to reform it. The Feeling of [...]

  How can something that represents nothing in particular be so eye-catching to look at?  If you have once said, “That is easy to paint…who would pay that significant amount of money for something that doesn’t even relate to anything?” then chances are you do not appreciate what Abstract Art really is.  When looking at [...]

The origins of abstract art can rightly be attributed to the imagination of man. Abstract art is distinguishable from fantasy art, which makes imaginative characters and myths its subject. It is closer to reality as it reflects the real in figurative terms.  In other words, abstract art depicts real forms in a simplified or rather [...]

By Bryon  Zirker Abstract art work is becoming very popular as a way of owning affordable modern art. Although abstraction was becoming evident in the impressionist, neo and post impressionist movements began during the latter part of the 19th century. A separate identity in the early 20th century called non-objective or non-iconic art started to [...]

By Bryon Zirker Abstract art combines a beautiful visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a definite degree of independence from visual references seen in the world today and in the past. Western art was typically underpinned by the logic of perspective during and after the Renaissance [...]

Nowadays, Posters have become a quintessential part of every room decoration. People like decorating their rooms with attractive posters to add all the more life to their rooms. However, pop art posters are most popular among people from all age groups. A majority of pop art posters are attractive images that are reduced to only [...]

I was about to be promoted, but suddenly our company was taken by new management. For reasons unknown to me our new manager disliked me from the very first conversation. Certainly as far as work was concerned, he could not fault me. However, we struggled to find common ground nevertheless, and after a few months [...]

Abstract Art (From the Latin: Abstractio – removal, diversion) is an artistic movement that rejects ‘real-life,’ concrete images. It does not display recognisable images, but is rather a fusion of bold, pure colours and linear forms. In an abstract painting you won’t see recognisable pictures that you are familiar with in everyday life. Instead, you [...]

By Bryon Zirker Interested in painting a piece of original abstract art (art created by you)? You know that you have never done so before. Well read on for a few some tips that may be able to help you reach that goal. To create an piece of original abstract art, you must develop a [...]