Here’s an old question that I find is still alive for a lot of people: How do you look at an abstract painting? Are you meant to just immerse yourself in the wordless presence of its colors? Or does ...
A security got “bored” during his shift at an art gallery in Russia. So what did he do? He drew eyes on faceless figures in an abstract painting worth over $1 million. The Guardian reports how this ...
Britain’s pre-eminent abstract painter looks anew at her career, from her black-and-white 1960s Op Art to her contemporary explorations with color. By Karen Rosenberg “I’m always interested in the ...
WASHINGTON— When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far as to say ...
An abstract picture, by definition, refers to no reality but its own. But lately several abstract painters have begun to create works that utilize one of the most venerable conventions of ...
If you're not confident with a paintbrush or don't have the eye for perspective then perhaps the freedom of abstract art might be for you. In this second article from ISABEL H LANGTRY, Principal at ...