Abstract art is a concept in art wherein an object is developed in a simplified or exaggerated fashion. It is a major form of art design that attracts many art lovers from all over the world. This form in art has had a significant and long history by various popular abstract artists who have chosen to produce abstract art works. The most popular varieties available in abstract art works are abstract landscape art, fantasy art, 3D abstract art and more.
There seem to be three common forms of abstract art. These are known as neoplasticism, cubism, and abstract expressionism. Many artists are famous for producing admirable abstract art works. Some of the famous cubist abstract art painters were Georges and Pablo Picasso. Mondrian's abstract art works are some of the best works of neoplasticism. Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko produced fine works that can be called abstract expressionist art works.
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Mark Rothko – Underground Fantasy (subway)
Abstract art works have an interesting history of more than 21,000 abstract artists who have many varied art backgrounds. The abstract form in art design started developing during the early 1900's. Some of the major developments or stages that happened in abstract art history are as follows:
Neo-plasticism (1921 – 1940)
Abstract expressionism (1941 – 1955)
Contemporary realism
Conceptual art
Photorealism
Hyper realism (1961 – 1975)
Neo-expressionism (1971 – 1990)
Post-modernism is a stage in the development of abstract art and it began around the year 1975. It is considered one of the famous stages of abstract art history.
Abstract art works have been used in textile and pottery decorations for many hundreds of years. Abstract art got more widely accepted to the mass public in the early twentieth century. The original abstract art form was first developed by Wassily Kandinsky in 1910. He made a theory based on the abstract art form, in 1912. He called this "On The Spiritual Art." As per this theory, he said that portrayed art need to be based on a spiritual realm and not just on the ordinary things visible in the common world that we live in.
There are many art galleries today, which specialize in exhibiting abstract art works from abstract artists and painters. There are many galleries cashing in on the popularity and mass appeal of abstract art works in canvas prints. Also abstract art galleries sell some or most of their art works online to an international audience or customer base. Online abstract art galleries offer a collection of original abstract art paintings and drawings by international emerging and established abstract artists.
