You may ask yourself, what is abstract art
In order to define it, first let’s take a look at some of the ways a painter can organize his efforts when painting in an abstract or nonobjective way. While both styles rely on the elements of art (shape, value, line, color, contrast, texture, form within a space), abstract art usually has a basis in reality, as in something being “abstracted.” The artist is the one in charge of what is being abstracted and to what degree. Sometimes the viewers can’t tell; sometimes they can.
Abstract art isn’t synonymous with chaotic design. To avoid the “put some paint down and mush it around”
syndrome, which, I’ll admit sometimes results in a good painting, a more considered approach will give you a leg up on producing a work that is well-designed and for which the application of materials match what you want to say; in short, a work that has meaning.
What can hold everything together?
A composition, what we can call a formal foundation. Some types of composition include an overall design (be careful here as this design can get repetitious and visually boring)
a radial design (everything radiates from the center)
a grid in any axis (for example, horizontal, vertical and diagonal)
a triangular design (the scalene triangle is easier to work with because its sides are all different lengths)
the bridge design (something connects one side to the other)
the cruciform (cross-shape); the rectangle within a rectangular frame
and many designs based on the shapes of letters (L, S and Z, H and T designs are some of the more common ones).
These basic foundations are not all inclusive, and they all have valid modifications, but hanging the elements on these structures will help hold a nonobjective design together. Let’s take a look at some.
Find Your Path in Abstract Art
There are as many ways to paint as there are artists. What works for me might not work for you. Nonetheless, if you’ve tried painting nonobjective work or pushing your representational work into abstraction and you haven’t been happy with the results, try this approach:
Start with an idea—a concept to direct your work.
Build your abstract painting on a solid compositional structure.
This is the fun part—use whatever materials and whatever technique you have at hand to support the first two steps.
Finally realize, as with all creative work, there are no hard and fast rules, except the ones you make for yourself.
article by Find Your Path in Abstract Art There are as many ways to paint as there are artists. What works for me might not work for you. Nonetheless, if you’ve tried painting nonobjective work or pushing your representational work into abstraction and you haven’t been happy with the results, try this approach: Article by Mark Mehaffey Artwork by Marc Garrison
Start with an idea—a concept to direct your work.
Build your abstract painting on a solid compositional structure.
This is the fun part—use whatever materials and whatever technique you have at hand to support the first two steps.
Finally realize, as with all creative work, there are no hard and fast rules, except the ones you make for yourself.
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