WHAT IS MODERN ART?

        Modern Art as we know it began around the 1880's at the end of the Impressionists period.  At that time Post Impressionism began with the work of Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat, and what beautiful work it was.

        Post Impressionism greatly influenced the 20th century abstraction of painters like Matisse, Picasso and Kandinsky, and they took it to the next level.

        And so it began, brilliant artists were unleashed, creative talent was permitted to think out of the box and we have been the beneficiaries.  The possibilities are endless.

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WHAT IS ABSTRACT ART?

        Abstract art to me is a collage of sights and sounds, memories of ones emotions, thoughts and experiences frozen in time on one canvas.

        Back when I began painting, we just called it modern art, but for me the abstract art style became my passion.

        Abstract art is a type of painting and sculpture that was actually developed in the early part of the twentieth century.  It is essentially a departure from reality or realism, yet in the eye of the artist it expresses something  very real.

        I view abstract as art work that alters form and space using shapes, lines, movement and color to relay a particular message.  I find the work of other abstract artists most intriguing, I enjoy the challenge of trying to imagine what they were trying to convey.

       There are many types of abstract art, but the following are two of my favorite;

        Cubism, was the first style of abstract art, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and George Braque, which  challenged conventional forms of representation.  Instead of painting a fixed object on canvas, Cubists gave you a view of that object from many angles all at once.

        Fauvism, developed by French painters Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, who earned the nickname 'Les Fauves' which means wild beasts, used outrageously bold and sometimes distorted forms of vibrant and vivid colors.

        So abstract art was and continues to be an exiting and wonderful journey, so climb aboard.

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