Art lesson - abstract and texture painting
6-4 ABSTRACT AND TEXTURE PAINTING
Many confuse abstract painting with modern painting or modern 'art'and wars and battles rage in the 'art' world
over definitions of what is 'art'.
We are concerned here only with painting.In truth, an abstract design is one that has no pattern and an abstract painting is one that has no form.The painting above is not a photograph but its realism is undeniable. It has form but no pattern (repitition).In a previous lesson I stated 'the human mind does not
like to be overloaded with detail, particularly in a
painting. It revels in its ability to complete the picture
itself. And it must be allowed the latitude (hazy bits) to
do this. The degree you allow this will say something
about your estimation of your proposed audience. My
rule is to always assume they are smarter than you, in
other words leave plenty of for the imagination.'This idea of involving the imagination was the genesis
of most post 1850 art movements and
experimentations. In the more extreme any cognisant
feature became a disadvantage.http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/lessons/abstract.htm (1 of 4)1/13/2004 3:51:44 AM