Abstract Art
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...I'm not being an ass when I type this, but most abstract art-I just don't "get"...when I see something with paint splashed on it by an elephant or a gorilla, and can't tell the difference between it and a Pollock?-I'll save my money for the realists and surrealists...
I'll add this one last time to the correct thread. It's the Roland-Me lamenting. Not exactly "abstract," because I just quicked it...and, not having worked with Realism or ratio it came out like thought gravy.
One thing I hate is when people pre-apologize for stuff they send out. F that. I just say "Thank You."
One thing I hate is when people pre-apologize for stuff they send out. F that. I just say "Thank You."
I haven't followed many abstract artists, especially Picasso, who is probably the the most famous and popular. But I like a lot of what's considered (by me only, maybe) abstract art. I've always loved color; that's part of it for me, but there's also form. A lot I don't like because I don't care for the form(s) achieved.
...and I wasn't pre-apologizing for anything Bryan....simply to make sure my tone wasn't mis-read...emotional inflection is very difficult to discern..in the posting format, so "thank you!"...
I think I read what you meant, Scott, which is a sentiment one often hears in the art world about "abstract art"; as when one hears a person mention that they don't get surreal art, or any art which isn't "traditional". And what's traditional depends on who's tradition it's reminiscent of. To each his own.
I love Salvador Dali, while remaining after all these years almost entirely ignorant of the world of "surreal" art otherwise (some critics say Dali's religious period was not, at least in terms of his artworks, a surreal one). I have looked at a number of surreal works, and in the first place like them on principle; am biased due to my own perhaps odd sensibilities-therefore-needs.
I also love realism. Andrew Wyeth will always be one of my true favorites. And it occurs to me that Norman Rockwell's paintings are fairly realistic, and I've aways loved him, too. Bottom line for me is I like anything which I think is done well, and anything which touches me in what seems a personal way. Not all that many artists do it for me, but when they do I'm a lifetime convert.
...and I'm the same way...certain pieces in whatever media do stir my soul, but won't necessarily convert me to that "school" or style etc....because my tastes are very eclectic as well...
I have that 'Dog in Bed' (Master Bedroom) Wyeth painting above my bed. Not the original, this time, damnit.
Here's a pic of me Ma with Andrew:
Here's a pic of me Ma with Andrew:
I figured. You're an artist at heart, I think. You love what does it for you, whether a painting, a tune, a story, or whatever. What doesn't you're indifferent to, or even frustrated by; frustrated due to it trying to take a place in your heart which it can't, and getting in the way of what needs to be there.
Drawing is the basis of art. “A bad painter cannot draw, but a good drawer can always paint,” said Archile Gorky, one of the leading abstract expressionists who relied heavily on his drawing skills to enrich his art and take it to different levels....Abstract Art Floral...by Megan Duncanson...
Drawing is the only way for an artist to discover new shapes and forms. Painting abstract works does not mean you can randomly splash, drip or apply paint and create a work of art. Coming from a classical background, I realized during my early experimentations with abstract painting, that my fingers and my hands have lives of their own, and when left alone, they tend to get carried away. Because of that, for the longest time, my works had something familiar about them. I was repeating myself and the forms I was using always had some point of reference which came from a common understanding of aesthetics. This happens in almost every single art form. Musicians do it, writers do it, and filmmakers do it. As a creative person, once you let your fingers get away with what they know how to do best, they will do it. This is why it is imperative for an artist to consciously guide his fingers through unfamiliar terrains.
Only then you will be able to surprise yourself and create original works. Never let your fingers get away with the easy, the familiar and the acceptable.
Vahe Berberian "Heads of States" 71x65, acrylic on canvas. 1992...
With abstract art, or any type of art, you have to immerse yourself in it. I first learned about surrealist art in college and I thought I was going to hate it, but I loved it after I studied it with an open mind. It may be hard to do for many people because abstract art is so different, but it can provide you with a fresh experience.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
I'm sorry, I know art is subjective, and "in the eye of the beholder", but that's not art. That is just mess. Art can be many things, but surely not squeezing a tube of paing and flinging your arms about. While I am not the biggest fan of art in general, I can appreceate the effort that someone picasso or van gogh put into thier art, even if I don't care for the result.How about a thread for examples of Abstract Art? I guess the thread can include just about anything a person deems "abstract", including not only paintings nor those artists considered masters in the genre. Here's one for starters...
Lucifer - Jackson Pollock
That is just weird.
Naturally, this is my favourite piece of abstract art
I don't know much about art to be honest - I'm pathetic at drawing, I can't even trace without my hand veering off. I do have these 2 on my bedroom wall though, both done by my Brother. Would these be considered abstract (I know the 1st one definately would)?
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
That's based on artwork from Pink Floyds The Wall.