Abstract Art Tips for Dummies

Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture (including assemblage) that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world. Note that works of art that represent the world in exaggerated or distorted ways (such as the Cubist paintings of Paul Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso) are not abstract, for they present a type of conceptual realism. With abstract art, the subject of the work is based on what you see: color, shapes, brushstrokes, size, scale and, in some cases, the process (see action painting).

Whats up in the wednesday class with Abstracts and Bicycles?

Posted on August 31, 2016July 10, 2017 by Leonie.e.Brown

Abstract Art may seem outrageously free, but in actual fact, it always has a firm rationale. What can hold everything together? A composition, what we can call a formal foundation. Some types of composition include an overall design (be careful here as this design can get repetitious and visually boring) a radial design (everything radiates from the center) a grid i...

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How to make good Abstract Art

Posted on August 31, 2016July 10, 2017 by Leonie.e.Brown

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What is conceptual Art?

Posted on November 24, 2015July 10, 2017 by Leonie.e.Brown

What is conceptual art? Art in which the idea or concept presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if any such exists. Conceptual art, sometimes simply called Conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many works of conceptual art, somet...

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A four minute look at how South African Artist Leonie.e.Brown creates her unique abstract paintings.

Posted on June 9, 2015July 10, 2017 by Leonie.e.Brown

A four minute look at how South African Artist Leonie.e.Brown creates her unique abstract paintings. This process creates a spontaneity that leads to some very interesting results.

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