Abstract art

The Abstract Written Portrait of Gertrude Stein In abstract art, the viewer has the free will to analyze and interpret the significance of a painting. In the same way, Gertrude Stein is able to transmit the sense of open interpretation in “Portraits and Repetition” by experimenting with language and using a peculiar way of writing in which she denominates “insistence.” She also introduces the reader to the voyage of her life when she realizes that there is no such thing as repetition, and to…

The exhibit tells me a lot about the background of Viki, one of the basket makers in the United States or specifically in Indiana. Besides that, the exhibit also tells me a lot about the process of making baskets. The process might be difficult for someone who is not familiar to basket making. There are three essential tools that are needed to make baskets and the tools are spitzka, pruning shears and pocketknife. All of these tools are required to shape and bend the willow to become a perfect…

emigration from Russia to the United States due to his fear of the draft of the Imperial Russian Army of his sons. In the content of the discussion of abstract expressionism, although most of the scholars and professionals refer Mark Rothko as one of the representatives of artists in abstract expressionism, the painter himself denied his work is abstract.  The tone of ‘Dark’ It is not necessary for the so-called ‘dark paintings’ to be sombre. In the artwork produced by Mark Rothko, it…

pass the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts’ drawing test. The results came back, and Hitler was not accepted into the Academy. He was told that he had neither any appreciation for the human form nor creativity. This rejection from his dream school may have started his dislike for abstract art. Hitler’s dislike for abstract art is shown in his quote “anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.” Not only did Hitler disapprove of abnormal art, he also disliked…

Cathedral, 1947 is a painting held in the Dallas Museum of Art and was created using enamel and aluminum paint on canvas. Measuring at a 71 1/2 x 35 1/16 inches, this is no small painting. Cathedral, is comprised of organic shapes rather than geometric. The entirety of the work is the product of paint dripping off of a paintbrush. This controlled chaos is something that Pollock was a fan of, often mentioning that he can express his art without even having to touch the canvas with the paintbrush…

drastically changed the way art was created and produced. The invention of the camera and motion pictures evolved art in a way that the question of which art forms should really be considered art was asked. In an article written by Domenica Quaranta, she brings up this question and provides some analysis. Her biggest point states that while a media may be new now, it will at some point become old like everything else, so media shouldn’t determine whether or not something is considered art…

potent tension between materialism and abstraction in Section VI, Paragraph 18 of Kandinsky’s essay “Concerning the Spiritual in Art.” Here, Kandinsky comments on those “rhomboidal composition[s] made up of a number of human figures [which are] an absolute necessity to the composition,” criticizing the figures’ material appeal for “directly weakening [the composition’s] abstract appeal.” While Kandinsky correctly…

The minimalist movement was started in the early 1960’s in the heart of New York. This movement stemmed as a reaction to the Abstract Expressionism movement. Many temporary names were used before the name Minimalist stuck. When the movement first appeared to the world, names such as “A.B.C. Art”, “Reductive Art”, “Literalism”, “Systematic Painting”, and “Art of the Real” were used to try and describe such an indescribable piece of work. We can only theorize why the current name stuck around, but…

artist, was a semi-abstract expressionist who was best known for her artwork in the 40’s. Piper was one of only four African-American abstract painters to have a solo exhibit in New York. This showcase, which led to her fame, was a series entitled Blues and Negro Folk Songs and all included pieces were directly linked to blues music or musicians. Slow Down, Freight Train was one of the 14 pieces in the exhibit and it is my belief that this work of art captures the semi-abstract style and then…

Essay Question 1 Representational art reference objects from the real world, like the pipe in a smoke backstage and events in the real world. Abstract art is work that represents natural objects in a simplified, distorted, or exaggerated way. Nonrepresentational art presents visual form with no specific reference. An example would be Grey Night Phenomenon because it has a variety of forms, composition, and moods. 1. In Composition VIII that artist wanted to simplify a cow but still have the…