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Today, abstract painting is viewed as a key style contained in theModern Art movement.
As a catalyst forcontemporary art,abstract paintingrejected the rules of traditional art.
Similarly, instead of concentrating solely on the completed works, these artists placed importance in the process.
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This aesthetic pair was intrinsic to Mondrian’s practice, as he believed that everything is expressed through relationship.
That is why I regard relationship as the principal thing.
Though Still originally produced representational pieces, he transitioned to complete abstraction by the 1940s.
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His work is characterized by large-scale canvases covered in jagged formations of juxtaposed color.
I never wanted color to be color.
I never wanted texture to be texture, or images to become shapes.
Portrait photograph of Piet Mondrian, 1899 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
I wanted them all to fuse together into a living spirit.
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Dutch-American painterWillem de Kooningis celebrated for his dynamic, gestural style.
He played an integral role in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
Kazimir Malevich, “Self-Portrait,” 1910–1911 (Photo: Tretyakov Gallery viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
But unlike other artists of the style, De Kooning never fully abandoned depicting the human form.
His pieces, feature formally-composed blocks of color.
I’m not an abstractionist, he noted.
Willem de Kooning in his studio, 1961. (Photo:Smithsonian Institution Archivesvia Wikipedia)
I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else.
I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.
Famous works of art:No.
I thought, This is my vision.'
Specifically, she used a soak stain technique to create her collection of Color Field paintings.
To Frankenthaler, the unpredictable nature of the process is just as important as the completed canvas.
Is Picasso an abstract artist?
While most artists are known for one iconic style,Pablo Picassochanged several times during his lifetime.
Some of his most distinct periods include the Blue Period,Cubism, and Surrealism.
What does an abstract artist do?
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