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À la découverte du monde
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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La beauté de l'univers
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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L'union du ciel et de la terre
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Vaste éclat couleurs rose rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
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Le perroquet, le cygne et les êtres multiples
Sabine Louriac
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
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Kaohsiung 2016 #010
Miki Wanibuchi
Painting - 36.8 x 34.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.5 x 13.7 x 0 inch
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Imperceptible laughter
Francesca Borgo
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Fragmento 9, Résilience 5
Marc-André Metais
Painting - 45 x 55 x 6 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 2.4 inch
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The Three Stars Vibrafusion
Nikolay Deliyanev
Painting - 150 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
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Série les Cocottes : Œufs Brouillés
Sév.
Painting - 30 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
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Jour d'orage
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
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Blueprint for a Rendezvous
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 81.3 x 147.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 32 x 58 x 0.1 inch
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54 Ways to leave your lover
Claudia Labin
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 10.2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 4 inch
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Le rabbin étudiant le Talmud
Abraham Goldberg
Painting - 24 x 30.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12 x 0.2 inch
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1279 Hawaii - Hapuna Beach
Roger König
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Fatal
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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1108 abstract gold city
Roger König
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Landscape with trees and water
Harrie Sijbers
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Par la pierre XXIV
Gil-Seong Kang
Painting - 26.5 x 34 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.4 x 13.4 x 0.6 inch
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In The Antique Style
Maurice Sapiro
Painting - 38.1 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 15 x 18 x 2 inch
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Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
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Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
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Abstract Painting for Sale
Abstract painting is a form of expression which contrasts with representational art, where capturing the likeness of the subject is presented as the artist's ultimate objective. Abstract painting is in fact the very opposite of figurative art. Even if we are not able to understand the meaning behind an abstract work without additional information, it can nonetheless succeed in conveying a sense of emotion and feeling.
We tend to associate the birth of abstraction with the artist Vassily Kandinsky and the artistic revolution he initiated during the 20th century. As one of the movement's pioneers, he was at the forefront of the breakaway from representational art along with Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian and Kupka. Kandinsky not only shared his views on abstraction through his art but also in his written work. In 1910 he published his book “Concerning the Spiritual in Art" in which he defended the symbolic importance of each of the elements present in painting and which gave each artwork a spiritual dimension. In the same year, he unveiled his first abstract piece, entitled “Abstract watercolor". Abstract art was born. Figurativism had been left to one side in favour of a new movement where artists dealt directly with the intangible and immaterial, without explicitly identifying a subject matter. Several sub-genres started to emerge. Kazimir Malevich became known for his legendary 1915 painting “Black Square", followed by “White on White" in 1918, with which he laid the foundations for Suprematism. Malevich believed that a painting was composed of an ensemble of independent forces which could evolve together in the order to find a sense of harmony and equilibrium within the work. Abstraction can also take on a more lyrical form, especially when accompanied by music. Kandinsky's the “Picture with the Black Arch" is an excellent example of this. The large-scale painting was painted in 1912 and is seen as a marking the turning point for a new era in the history of art.
As well as his work on the composition of shapes and colors, Kandinsky had synesthesia. His condition can be seen as a decisive factor in triggering the artist's desire to create a new artistic language. His senses intertwined and became one, transforming sounds into shapes and colors. Kandinsky's use of color is much more than a question of aesthetics; it was inherent to the way he perceived the world. In this abstract painting, each color has been carefully chosen and is filled with symbolic meaning. In his abstract two-dimensional painting, Kandinsky succeeds in ensuring that the spectator can feel and hear an entire orchestra playing a Wagner opera.
Geometric abstraction both stems from and contrasts with lyrical abstraction, which geometric abstract artists summarized as “abstract landscaping". As its name suggests, this new form of abstraction is centred around the use of geometric shapes to create a sense of purity in the painting. Lines, squares, triangles and circles all collide with the use of bold, block colors on a two-dimensional surface. Kupka was one of the movement's leading figures but nonetheless did not want to be associated with it, believing that art should be the very opposite of abstract; it should be concrete and real. Alongside him, Mondrian laid the foundations for geometric abstraction with his characteristic use of neat shapes and rectangles. The artist developed his unique style by structuring his paintings around an underlying orthogonal grid and using sharp right angles.
And last but not least, it is important to remember the influence that both Sonia and Robert Delaunay had on the development of abstraction. The couple seduced the French critic and poet Guillaume Apollinaire with their circular shapes and use of color. Apollinaire christened their art Orphism, a reference to the mythological Greek figure Orpheus as well as to the title of one of his own poems, which he felt was reminiscent of the 'luminous language' conveyed in their paintings. In this regard, Orphism seems to have more in common with lyrical rather than geometric abstraction.
Although abstract art marked a decisive break from prior artistic traditions, the movement can also be seen as the inevitable and logical result of the work and thinking of previous artists. At the start of the century the Fauvist movement explored the importance of color, whilst the Cubists started to deconstruct shapes and play with geometry. In a similar way, German Expressionism, which was born in 1905, encouraged the idea that independent emotions, detached from reality, should be the focus of an artist's work. Thanks to abstraction, modern art has been able to excel and reach its very peak. By no longer focusing on physical subjects, artists are no longer limited to representing recognisable reality.
Abstract art has a universal language to share and convey. Since its beginnings, abstraction has been significantly shared across the world and has contributed a great deal to contemporary thinking today. Explore abstract artworks from renowned artists like Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and more on Artsper!
What is meant by abstract painting?
Abstract painting refers to the type of painting that does not make visual reference to the real world. Art that does aim to do this is called figurative art. Instead, abstract art uses some combination of color, shape, line, forms and marks to achieve an outcome. This often allows the viewer the freedom to interpret the work independently and to assign to it their own meaning.
Is abstract painting easy?
Like most art forms, abstract painting is as easy as the effort that is put into it. While someone could theoretically create an easy abstract artwork, the ones that are remembered and that resonate with their audience are certainly not easy to create. They require an excellent understanding of visual language such as shape, color and form, as well as advanced technical skills to execute them.
What do I need to do an abstract painting?
To create an abstract painting, you will require at least some form of surface, such as canvas, paper or wood, and paint, such as acrylic, oil or watercolor.