Knowra Abstract art Abstract art Abstract art emphasizes color, form, line, and composition rather than depicting recognizable subjects or scenes. It ranges from partly suggestive imagery to wholly nonrepresentational work.
Wassily Kandinsky : A Russian-born painter and theorist associated with early abstract art. His paintings and writings helped establish abstraction as an independent artistic language.
Nonrepresentational art : Art that does not depict recognizable objects, figures, or scenes. It marks the more complete departure from representation within abstract art.
Abstract sculpture : Sculpture that simplifies, transforms, or avoids recognizable subjects. Three-dimensional form extends abstraction beyond painted surfaces.
Naturalism (art) : An approach to art that depicts subjects in close accordance with observable nature. Naturalism's attention to visible likeness stands apart from abstraction's emphasis on formal elements.
Formalism (art) : An approach to art that emphasizes visual form and arrangement in interpretation. It offers a framework for analyzing color, line, and composition without relying on depicted subjects.
Kazimir Malevich : A Russian avant-garde artist who founded Suprematism, an art movement based on geometric forms. His geometric paintings pushed abstraction toward nonobjective art.
Composition (visual arts) : The arrangement of visual elements within an artwork. Balance, rhythm, and emphasis can carry the structure of a work without a depicted scene.
Abstract photography : Photography that emphasizes visual patterns, shapes, or textures over recognizable subject matter. Cropping, light, and focus can make photographic images function abstractly.
Impressionism : A nineteenth-century art movement that captured changing light and modern life through loose brushwork. Its paintings loosened depiction while generally retaining recognizable scenes.
Aesthetic autonomy : The idea that art can be valued apart from practical, political, or moral purposes. Abstraction has often raised the question of whether art can stand apart from external reference.
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