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1. Submitted by GHAZAL SALEEM

2.  Abstraction literally means the distancing of
an idea from objective referents.
 Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture
that does not depict a person, place, or thing
in the natural world; even in an extremely
distorted or exaggerated way.
 It often holds a secretive meaning for the
artist that is unknown to everyone else.
 It has many sub-categories.
Mark Rothko - Untitled 1949
(Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White
and Red)
Abstract art=
non-realistic art

3.  Historically, abstract art is a “legitimate” art form, and that judgment
was settled well over a century ago.
 By the end of the 19th Century world
experienced monumental changes in every
aspect of life. The European artists
felt a need to create a new kind of art
which would encompass these changes.
 Wassily Kadinsky, regarded as the pioneer
of abstract art, premiered the first
abstract painting to public. Though
the first abstract artwork was made
by a Swedish woman called
Hilma af Klint.
 The acceptance of Abstract Art was
achieved during the Abstract
Expressionism Movement which went
on from 1940s-1950s.
Hilma af Klint The Ten Biggest,
No 7 (1907)Oil and tempera on
paper

4. Untitled
(FirstAbstract
Watercolor)
Made by-
Wassily Kandinsky
in 1910.
Watercolor and
Indian Ink and
pencil on paper.

5. Full Fathom
Five
Made by-
Jackson Pollock in
1947.
Oil on canvas with
nails, tacks,
buttons, key, coins,
cigarettes,
matches, etc.
He portrayed a
modern, post war
anxiety with this
artwork.

6. Tableau I
Made by-
Piet Mondrian in
1921.
Oil on canvas.
The hard black
lines and
compartmentalize
d color fields
offered viewers a
glimpse of purified
geometry and
mathematical
precision.

7. Elegyto the
Spanish
Republic No. 110
Made by-
Robert Motherwell
in 1971.
Acrylic with
graphite and
charcoal on canvas.
His primal, rugged
gestures conveyed
energy, strength
and anxiety all at
once.

8. An exaggeration of one or more compositional elements:
 Value
 Line
 Shape
 Texture
 Space
 Form
 Color
 Repetition
Every viewer has a unique experience depending on their mood,
atmosphere and life experiences.
The key is to think creative; like finding images in the clouds.
What am I looking at?

10. Abstract Art is vastly used in today's time, specially for aesthetic purposes
in architectural and interior designs.
Here’s why;
 Abstract art doesn’t always have to scream for attention.
 Abstract art creates movement and depth in any space.
 Abstract artworks play nicely with every genre.
 Abstract works will feel intentional and balanced.
 It can be vast or small.
 Abstract art can also be made with many materials and on many
surfaces, with next to no exceptions.

11. As artwork

12. As Décor Items
For furniture
Designs
In Textiles