{"id":1091,"date":"2021-12-03T05:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T05:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:54:51","slug":"what-is-abstract-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/what-is-abstract-art\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Abstract Art?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before we take a look at individual artists working in the genre let us as the question &#8220;What is Abstract Art?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, Abstract Art is any &#8220;Non-naturalistic&#8221; art. It doesn&#8217;t try to represent an objectively accurate view of reality. Instead, abstract artists focus on using shapes, colors, mark-making and line to achieve an overall impression. This could reflect the artist&#8217;s emotional state, theoretical concerns or just an appreciation of particular hues and shades.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;abstract&#8221; strictly refers to something that exists in thought or ideas, without having a physical or concrete existence. Whilst most (but not all) abstract art will have a physical form \u2013 it reflects the importance of ideas and theory above traditional painterly concerns. Instead of directly representing external reality, modern abstract art depicts its effects. This could take any form, from large abstract oil painting on canvas to miniature creations and even video and audio art.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best way to understand this movement is to explore some famous abstract paintings however.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Abstract Art History<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]Modern abstract art has fascinating history and is an interesting topic. The Abstract Art Movement originated in Europe in the late nineteenth century, but it did not fully emerge until after the turmoil of the two world wars and the decline of classical approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Artists enjoyed unprecedented levels of independence during the nineteenth century. They were freed from traditional structures of patronage and royal control, the industrial revolution. The rise of the middling classes opened up new possibilities to create modern art oil paintings. With several forebears such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/impressionism\/\">Impressionism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/cubism-painting\/\">Cubism<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/expressionist-art\/\">Expressionism<\/a>, there are many artists vying for the title of the first abstract artist; these names include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/kazimir-malevich\/\">Kazimir Malevich<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/wassily-kandinsky\/\">Wassily Kandinsky<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/hilma-af-klint\/\">Hilma af Klint<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Abstract art examples<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>As well as art that seeks to reflect the <em>effects <\/em>of reality \u2013 abstract art can have no relation to external visual stimuli at all. This includes the geometric works of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/piet-mondrian\/\">Piet Mondrian<\/a> and the avant-garde Russian artist and theorist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/kazimir-malevich\/\">Kazimir Malevich<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, there is often great crossover between abstract art and other styles. Malevich worked across Impressionism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/symbolism\/\">Symbolism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/fauvism\/\">Fauvism<\/a> and Cubism (to name just a few). He later developed an approach that moved closer and closer to pure geometric forms and abstraction.<\/p>\n<p>Kazimir Malevich\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1503896748\/black-square-1915-by-kazimir-malevich\/\"><em>Black Square<\/em><\/a> remains one of the most radically abstracted paintings to be created in the entire history of art. Created around the same time as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1504074188\/four-squares-1915-by-kazimir-malevich\/\"><em>Four Squares <\/em>(1915)<\/a> and the imaginatively titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1504073934\/boy-with-knapsack-color-masses-in-the-fourth-dimension-by-kazimir-malevich\/\"><em>Boy with Knapsack Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension<\/em><\/a> \u2013 it was a truly revolutionary image.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-gallery grve-isotope grve-gallery-popup grve-with-gap\" style=\"\" data-columns=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-landscape=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-portrait=\"2\" data-columns-mobile=\"1\" data-layout=\"masonry\" data-gutter-size=\"40\">  <div class=\"grve-isotope-container\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915-300x298.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Four Squares 1915 By Kazimir Malevich\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/kazimir-malevich-four-squares-1915.jpg 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Four Squares 1915<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Kazimir Malevich<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-636x1024.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-186x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Boy with Knapsack Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension By Kazimir Malevich\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-768x1236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG-954x1536.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MV026LG.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Boy with Knapsack Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Kazimir Malevich<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923-1024x1010.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923-300x296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Black Square c1923 By Kazimir Malevich\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Black-Square-c.1923.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Black Square c1923<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Kazimir Malevich<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div>  <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Malevich himself referred to these artworks as drawing &#8220;an uncrossable line between old art and new art&#8221;. Indeed, it inspired Mondrian&#8217;s utopian and highly abstracted art in turn. Piet Mondrian was concerned with universal values and aesthetics. His abstract oil painting on canvas aimed to &#8220;approach the spiritual in art&#8221; through making as little use of reality as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Mondrian&#8217;s non-representational style became known as &#8220;neoplasticism&#8221; \u2013 coming out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/de-stijl-art\/\"><em>De Stijl<\/em><\/a> movement founded alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/theo-van-doesburg\/\">Theo van Doesburg<\/a>. He limited his painterly vocabulary to the three primary colors mixed only with shades of black and white. Paintings such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1438899956\/composition-red-yellow-blue-1930-by-piet-mondrian\/\"><em>Composition Red, Yellow, Blue <\/em>(1930)<\/a> and the even more stripped-back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1149636181\/lozenge-composition-with-two-lines-1931-by-piet-mondrian\/\"><em>Lozenge Composition with Two Lines <\/em>(1931)<\/a> exemplify this approach. These works remain some of the most famous abstract paintings of all time.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-gallery grve-isotope grve-gallery-popup grve-with-gap\" style=\"\" data-columns=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-landscape=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-portrait=\"2\" data-columns-mobile=\"1\" data-layout=\"masonry\" data-gutter-size=\"40\">  <div class=\"grve-isotope-container\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lozenge Composition with Two Lines 1931 By Piet Mondrian\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/piet-mondrian-lozenge-composition-two-lines-1931.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Lozenge Composition with Two Lines 1931<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Piet Mondrian<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-1017x1024.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-298x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Composition Red Yellow Blue 1930 By Piet Mondrian\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-1526x1536.jpg 1526w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Piet-Mondrian-Mondrian-Composition-with-Red-Blue-and-Yellow-1930.jpg-scaled.jpg 1907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Composition Red Yellow Blue 1930<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Piet Mondrian<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div>  <\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Abstract animal art<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]Just as Malevich worked across many artistic styles, many other artists straddled abstraction and other movements. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/franz-marc\/\">Franz Marc<\/a> is one such example. A leading member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/der-blaue-reiter\/\"><em>Der Blaue Reite<\/em><\/a><em>r <\/em>group (alongside other abstract artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/artist\/paul-klee\/\">Paul Klee<\/a>), he was a prominent proponent of German <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/expressionist-art\/\">expressionism<\/a> as well as abstract animal art.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\" style=\"\"><a class=\"grve-image-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911.jpg\">  <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-in\">    <div class=\"grve-media\">      <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-dark grve-opacity-60\"><\/div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911-1024x642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Large Blue Horses 1911 By Franz Marc\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/franz-marc-the-large-blue-horses-1911.jpg 1266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>    <\/div>    <figcaption>      <div class=\"grve-image-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-light\">Large Blue Horses 1911<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-light\">Franz Marc<\/span>      <\/div>    <\/figcaption>  <\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1566542947\/large-blue-horses-1911-by-franz-marc\/\">Franz Marc\u2019s The <em>Large Blue Horses <\/em>(1911)<\/a> best exemplifies this cross-over. It simply depicts several horses with bright almost surrealist colors. The artist was fascinated by the ideas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/art-movement\/futurism-art-movement\/\">Futurism<\/a> and Cubism and found deeply spiritual values in color.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638519658950{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]Blue (used for so many of his equine portraits) reflected masculinity and religion. Yellow represented feminine qualities and red encapsulated violence and change. Marc&#8217;s paintings are masterpieces of abstract art for their simplicity and profound sense of emotion. Even though they&#8217;re grounded in visual reality, they&#8217;re not dictated by it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Working around the same time, the abstract wall art of Hilma af Klint similarly depicts animals. Despite her figurative grounding, Hilma af Klint sought to represent universal qualities in her <em>Swan Series. <\/em>This group of 24 paintings (including such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1634364686\/the-swan-no-3-group-ix-by-hilma-af-klint\/\"><em><span style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\">The Swan, No 3, Group IX<\/span><\/em><\/a> boasts a pared-back monochromatic palette reminiscent of Malevich and Mondrian. In alchemy, swans represent the union of opposites \u2013 vital elements such as light and dark, life and death, masculine and feminine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\" style=\"\"><a class=\"grve-image-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hilma-af-Klint-The-Swan-No-3-Group-IX.jpg\">  <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-in\">    <div class=\"grve-media\">      <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-dark grve-opacity-60\"><\/div><img width=\"772\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hilma-af-Klint-The-Swan-No-3-Group-IX.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Swan No.3 Group IX By Hilma af Klint\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hilma-af-Klint-The-Swan-No-3-Group-IX.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hilma-af-Klint-The-Swan-No-3-Group-IX-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hilma-af-Klint-The-Swan-No-3-Group-IX-768x796.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/>    <\/div>    <figcaption>      <div class=\"grve-image-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-light\">The Swan No.3 Group IX<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-light\">Hilma af Klint<\/span>      <\/div>    <\/figcaption>  <\/figure><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"grve-element grve-title grve-align-left grve-h3\" style=\"\"><span>Modern abstract art: two pioneers<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]No overview of modern abstract art would be complete without delving into the work of two of its leading proponents. These are Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee. Rough contemporaries (born 1866 and 1879 respectively), these two artists revolutionized public conceptions of art.<\/p>\n<p>Kandinsky is frequently cited as the father of abstract art. He didn&#8217;t actually use the term himself however. Instead, Kandinsky described his devotion to &#8220;inner beauty&#8221;, &#8220;fervor of spirit&#8221; and spiritual yearning for truth. Using broad fields of color instead of specific details, Kandinsky&#8217;s legendary <em>Der Blaue Reiter<\/em> paintings particularly aim to express emotional truths.<\/p>\n<p>Terming his smaller, quicker works &#8220;improvisations&#8221; and more developed pieces &#8220;compositions&#8221;, Kandinsky&#8217;s work is unparalleled in its abstracted beauty. Paintings such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1544056954\/landscape-1913-by-wassily-kandinsky\/\"><em>Landscape <\/em>(1913)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1551065606\/deepened-impulse-1928-by-wassily-kandinsky\/\"><em>Deepened Impulse <\/em>(1928)<\/a> reflect his trajectory into more conceptualized forms.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-gallery grve-isotope grve-gallery-popup grve-with-gap\" style=\"\" data-columns=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-landscape=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-portrait=\"2\" data-columns-mobile=\"1\" data-layout=\"masonry\" data-gutter-size=\"40\">  <div class=\"grve-isotope-container\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-779x1024.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-228x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Deepened Impulse 1928 By Wassily Kandinsky\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-1168x1536.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-deepened-impulse-1928-scaled.jpg 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Deepened Impulse 1928<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Wassily Kandinsky<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-landscape-1913.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-landscape-1913-300x264.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Landscape 1913 By Wassily Kandinsky\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-landscape-1913-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/wassily-kandinsky-landscape-1913.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Landscape 1913<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Wassily Kandinsky<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div>  <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Whilst Kandinsky embraced color, Klee produced several notable black and white abstract paintings, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1601342632\/rhythmical-elements-1930-by-paul-klee\/\"><em>Rhythmical Elements<\/em> (1930)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/oil-painting\/1341301236\/rich-harbor-1938-by-paul-klee\/\"><em>Rich Harbor<\/em> (1938)<\/a> which employs a monochrome color palette with only the occasional splash of color.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-gallery grve-isotope grve-gallery-popup grve-with-gap\" style=\"\" data-columns=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-landscape=\"2\" data-columns-tablet-portrait=\"2\" data-columns-mobile=\"1\" data-layout=\"masonry\" data-gutter-size=\"40\">  <div class=\"grve-isotope-container\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-1024x466.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-300x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rich Harbor 1938 By Paul Klee\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-1024x466.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-768x350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-1536x699.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rich-harbor-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Rich Harbor 1938<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Paul Klee<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div><div class=\"grve-isotope-item grve-gallery-item \">  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rhythmical-elements-1930-lg.jpg\"><div class=\"grve-isotope-item-inner grve-zoomIn\">    <figure class=\"grve-hover-style-1 grve-image-hover grve-zoom-none\">      <div class=\"grve-media\">        <div class=\"grve-hover-overlay grve-bg-light grve-opacity-90\"><\/div><img width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rhythmical-elements-1930-lg-300x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rhythmical Elements 1930 By Paul Klee\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rhythmical-elements-1930-lg-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reproduction-gallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/paul-klee-rhythmical-elements-1930-lg.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>      <\/div>      <figcaption>        <div class=\"grve-gallery-content\"><h6 class=\"grve-title grve-text-dark\">Rhythmical Elements 1930<\/h6><span class=\"grve-caption grve-text-dark\">Paul Klee<\/span>        <\/div>      <\/figcaption>    <\/figure><\/div>  <\/a><\/div>  <\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Paul Klee believed this new form of &#8220;pure painting&#8221; was the future of fine art. Indeed, his particular brand of harmonized color and composition has stood the test of time and is celebrated by art lovers the world over.<\/p>\n<p>As can be seen from this brief introduction, abstract art can take many forms. From the purely geometric shapes of Malevich and Mondrian to the more figurative abstract wall art of Franz Marc and Hilma af Klint, it takes all shapes, forms and inspirations. Why not explore our vast collection of modern art oil paintings to see what inspires you?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract Art is any \u201cNon-naturalistic\u201d art. It doesn\u2019t try to represent an objectively accurate view of reality. 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