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March 2012

Modern abstract art and artists: studios (II)

Abstract Art: Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Miró, Gerhard Richter, Willem de Kooning, Constantin Brancusi. Last post I showed some fabuluos pictures of modern abstract artists studios. Given the high number of visits the article received, I have decided to show you some more. Are you a contemporary abstract artist : painter, sculptor, photographer …..? Would you like to have your abstract art studio posted here?. Contant me below. I will write …Read More

Modern Abstract Art: Abstract Artists Studios (I)

Brice Marden, Cy Twombly, Antoni Tapies. What would a modern abstract artist be without studio?. Artist´s studios are probably key for the devolopement of an artist. Light, location, disposition, many things affect the execution of a good abstract creation … In fact, a studio´s size 100% conditions the resulting artworks. It is generally said that the bigger they are, the bigger the abstract art creations. For this article I have …Read More

Underwater Sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor

I know, this post is not about abstract art. But what about the human emotions these Jason deCaires Taylor modern sculptures provoke?. Aren´t they similar to the ones that only good abstract artworks fuel?. What happens when you watch a Rothko or a Pollock abstract painting? Come on!!. This is the main reason I decided to reblog this article. The vision of this contemporary sculptures, brings to the light many …Read More

Interesting Abstract Artists: color, lines, geometry and beauty

Unique abstract artists (sXX and XXI) Since time inmemorial, straight and non straight lines combined with color have been a focus theme used by abstract artists. I have seen quite ancient micronesian and african art examples of the above, but it is in the XXth century when modern abstract artists creativity sploites and the use of lines and color to describe space, form, feelings, environments, or simply to synthesize, gets …Read More

Contemporary abstract art: implosions and explosions

Modern Abstract Art: videos, paintings, sculpture and photography Last week, many examples of abstract art implosions and explosions showed up in my computer screen. It´s curious because I did not search them!. They just appeared so I decided to make this interesting post full of alternative contemporary art examples. Let´s start with this fabulous colorful and full on movement abstract paintings by Mark Schoening. I found this intriguing contemporary artist …Read More

Understanding Contemporary and Modern Abstract Art

Contemporary abstract art based on inner primitivism. When I first saw the following colorful pictures made by Hans Silvester I said to myself that I had finally understood the basis of my contemporary abstract art. As you are about to see, these Ethiopian Tribus de L´Omo people are still close to nature, which is the same as being close to their inner origens, something humanity is loosing. As time goes …Read More

Atribuciones Pop

Interesting how this blogger has found images regarding a theme that has interested artists (both abstract and figurative) for a long long time. Although this is not abstract art, you can see good examples of modern and contemporary. Is it flesh what attracts that much?. What would you say?

Contemporary art: space, color and shape

Conceptual and abstract modern art. Since the very beginning artists have worked around three main concepts: space, color and shape. The arrival of modern art, contemporary art, abstract art, visual art (you name it…), allowed artists to stay away from traditional “rules” while being able to add additional themes to their art works: texture, concept, emotions, objects, movement. But … What happens when a modern/contemporary abstract artist armonically integrates shape, …Read More