Why does an artist paint? Why do you paint? Or draw? Do we all paint for the same or similar reasons? The answer is that, while they could have significant overlap, the reasons could be quite different, depending on many factors. And that brings me to the title question, “What is the “Museum Factor”?” Museum …
Why does abstract art even exist? Who started it? Does it actually serve a purpose? I see abstract art as offering opportunities for greater freedom and more passion. Today, the term “abstract art” is used quite differently than it was originally. Quite literally, abstract art refers to “abstraction” from reality, or “to carefully depict a …
Photographers simply snap photos, right? Are they considered artists? Sure, they may very well be. A good photographer might even be a better artist than a skilled photo-realist painter. That may sound shocking but it’s absolutely true. Let’s imagine the following experiment. On location, present a landscape scene to a fine art photographer and a …
A few years ago, I read an interesting thread on an art forum. The title was, “That’s Art?” So many posters had so many varying ideas about what art is and what it isn’t. Some argued against modern art and some praised it. Some said that art had to be beautiful while others said it …
Today, far too many are still suspicious of the motives of abstract artists and question the validity of their work. Many will want to dismiss Abstract Art as some lesser art form, as though it is secondary to Realism. Sadly, I feel they miss the point entirely. As humans, we constantly feel the urge to …
Each and every one of us is an abstract artist. Absolutely! “How so?” you might ask. “I don’t even draw or paint!” To me, the most simplistic definition of art is the “creative expression of an idea or emotion”. We are all capable of creative expression. We creatively express ourselves on a daily basis. We …
If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I have strong feelings and offer plenty of argument for abstract art and plenty to say against any idea of its illegitimacy. Recently, I realized that most of my readers (or even collectors or writers who advocate abstract art), actually fail to understand the full implication of …
There was significant turbulence during the emergence of Modernism in the 1890s and especially Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s, similar to the trouble Impressionism faced and most other major revolutionary art movements. And then the dust settled, followed by a better understanding or at least a certain degree of acceptance of the new ideas. But, …
Why would I say that “Art IS Abstract”? Well, in my opinion, the only way anything qualifies as art is that it is abstract. To the degree that an image has been diverted from displaying simple reality, but altered and manipulated to present a new perspective of the subject, abstracted from reality – to that …
Created in His Image You might pride yourself on being a rather creative abstract artist and you wanted to produce exceptionally original and creative work, maybe some installation abstract art. So you took your dog and painted his snout red and blue and said, “Look at my new abstract installation art! I’m so original.” You …
