I must confess 'modern abstract art' has always been my favorite to create and observe, due to it's power to bypass rational sense making and communicate feeling far more directly than a literal pictorial depiction ever could. But I see that most of it is undoubtedly 'fake' in a disingenuous way - an 'easy option', more like a painting by numbers than heartfelt art.
Anyone who has truly tried to produce abstract art knows that it is not an easy task - in figurative work flaws are easy to spot and correct. When working in the realm of abstract feelings and emotion the flaws and the corrections are far more difficult to pin down. There is no obvious guide apart from ones inner vison. One can spend hours seeking a resolve, reach it, and still not really know 'why' it works - it just does!
Great article. Thank you.
I must confess 'modern abstract art' has always been my favorite to create and observe, due to it's power to bypass rational sense making and communicate feeling far more directly than a literal pictorial depiction ever could. But I see that most of it is undoubtedly 'fake' in a disingenuous way - an 'easy option', more like a painting by numbers than heartfelt art.
Anyone who has truly tried to produce abstract art knows that it is not an easy task - in figurative work flaws are easy to spot and correct. When working in the realm of abstract feelings and emotion the flaws and the corrections are far more difficult to pin down. There is no obvious guide apart from ones inner vison. One can spend hours seeking a resolve, reach it, and still not really know 'why' it works - it just does!