ABSTRACT ART How to understand it?
Kandinsky
Barnett Newman
Frank Stella
Jasper Johns
WHAT IS ABSTRACT ART?
Terms Non Objective the painting does not contain a recognizable subject. Abstract Expressionist has two categories action painting and Colour Field. What to ask yourself when looking at an abstract piece of art? Does it hold your attention? Does it give an emotional response? Am I trying to figure out what it looks like or represent, rather than allowing something to emerge from what I see in front of me? What are the elements that I see? What are the emotions that are bring expressed? Have I allowed enough time?
Pollack
Matisse
Mondrian
Serra
Barnett Newman