| Have you ever been to an art museum and looked at | | | | painting uses colors and shapes in a non-representing |
| an abstract painting? Did you find yourself asking what | | | | and nonobjective manner. It can be of anyone, |
| was this artist thinking when he created this abstract | | | | anything, or just nothing at all. |
| painting? What on earth is an abstract painting? | | | | You can easily see this when you look at an abstract |
| Maybe you are just wondering where the art of | | | | painting. An abstract painting has bold, bright, and vivid |
| abstract painting came from. If you find yourself asking | | | | colors. An abstract painting also has many biometric |
| these questions then perhaps it is time you learn about | | | | shapes that are used with the bold colors to make the |
| the beauty of an abstract paining. | | | | artwork stand out. It is both strange and beautiful to |
| The art of abstract painting began a very long time | | | | look at an abstract painting. |
| ago. Artists began this art several hundred years ago. | | | | In the 1940's a movement called "Abstract |
| In fact, you have probably seen some of the more | | | | Expressionism" was started. This movement was |
| famous abstract paintings before. You may recall a | | | | started to show the freedom of an artist's expression |
| famous abstract painting created by Van Gogh. | | | | and to push the art of abstract painting. It was started |
| Picasso also had an abstract painting or two as well. | | | | in New York in a school that also called it "Action |
| Modigliani is also known for his abstract painting work. | | | | Painting." This school was one of the first American |
| Because of these artists, and many others, the art of | | | | schools that declared its independence from the |
| abstract painting has gained popularity in the modern | | | | European style of artwork. They liked to think of their |
| world. | | | | art as a form of spiritual and intellectual art. This then |
| Now what exactly is an abstract painting? An abstract | | | | further pushed the art of abstract painting. |
| painting is defined in many ways. First off, an abstract | | | | Now that you know the history of the art of abstract |
| painting does not depict reality like traditional paintings. In | | | | painting you may come to understand it better. It is |
| the beginning, most art was depicting a photographic or | | | | important to appreciate all forms of art, including the |
| realistic expression of someone or something. But an | | | | odd art of an abstract painting. You may find yourself |
| abstract painting does not do this. The definition of an | | | | wanting to get a piece of this artwork for yourself. It is |
| abstract painting is that an abstract painting does not | | | | truly an interesting thing to look at. |
| depict objects in the natural world. Rather, an abstract | | | | |