abstract art

Cultural

A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, whereas more traditional art represents the world in recognizable images.

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Abstract art was still being made, but to the Neo-Romantics it was as hidebound by critical strictures as the art of any traditional academy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

Abstract art bears a more indirect relationship to social and political realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2018

“American Abstract art is a lie, a sham, a cover-up for a poverty of spirit,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2016

Abstract art does not usually present a topic or image of a recognizable body but rather, expresses emotions or ideas.

From US News • Jul. 10, 2015

Abstract art isn’t exactly my thing, but as far as it went, I thought she was awesome.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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