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Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at 8:28 am

Appreciating Original Abstract Art Works

Art is a subjective thing and everyone makes up their own mind what they like and what they don't want to see again. Appreciating original abstract art is easier once you have an understanding of the techniques and theory behind it.

Surrealist and unique pieces of modern art may be one person's treasure while another may prefer traditional paintings such as landscape watercolors. Often once people understand the vision behind the artwork this may lead to a greater appreciation of it.

Abstract art is unique in that it does not depict an actual scene that has references that we all know such as landscapes, still life and portrait paintings, which use actual physical things. The term abstraction refers to something that is not tangible and is a break from reality.

This kind of art deals with color and shape and explores different textures and shapes. The idea is that we connect on a deeper level with the images and many abstract art works deal with ideas and feelings that cannot be defined.

The earliest abstract art can be seen in Chinese calligraphy and simple geometric patterns and shapes that early civilizations would use to decorate walls and objects.

During the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries abstract art significantly moved forward with a variety of movements. Rather than focusing on a real subject, artists began to depict a visual representation of psychological states using color and pattern. Famous artists of this time were Vincent Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gaugin.

The twentieth century artists such as Picasso and Matisse were heavily influenced by the theory of cubism. Cubism had many interpretations and styles to it, but the underlying idea was about reducing a concept. For example Cezanne though that all images depicted of nature could be reduced to three solids: cube, sphere and cone. Therefore there is hidden complexity behind the artworks and it helps to understand some of the theory.

If you would like to understand more about abstract art then your first stop is to do some research and get some idea of local galleries and art dealers. You may also want to check out the modern art gallery in a city near you and if you are interested you can find specific examples of each art movement from the various artists of the time.

It is always interesting to start with the leading artists of each movement and learn more about their lives and beliefs. Pablo Picasso for example used some of the cubist techniques borrowed from Cezanne in his art using raw and uninhibited images of a group of brothel workers.

If you would like to purchase original abstract art then you may want to check out contemporary artists and their work. It is such a subjective thing that you need to find an artwork that you can connect with. Appreciating art is more than just understanding the theory and the artist's work and you should always try to find something that you really love as it will adorn your home for many days to come.

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Al Smitty is a writer who loves to discuss many topics ranging from original abstract paintings to American football. Thanks for reading!

[question about stanley david what his art is worth?

hello i have what to appears to be a watercolor, signed stan david, with a copywright sighn beside it. its of a gentle man driving a carrage. with a lady in the back. their are numbers on the frame 134, 3786, what does that mean? is he a famous artist? is this a print? and if it is does his work have any value? thank you and god bless.

It could be the US artist Stan David,his prints are valued at about £20 to £50 depending on the print number,yours could be print No134 from a print run of 3,786,but i`m not sure as print run numbers usually end in 00 and not a random number,

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