At the tum of the twentieth century, non-figurative imagery emerged for the first time in the history of art. This course explores the development of abstraction in art and theory in Europe and the ...

ALL ART IS AN ABSTRACTION from reality, whether in cave paintings or in naturalist depictions of the perceptual world. However, not all art is an abstraction in service of reality. While some artworks ...

The “Museum of Spanish Abstract Art” referenced in the title is the Museo de Arte Abstracto Españolwas, founded by painter Fernando Zóbel (1924–1984). It opened to the public on July 1 ...

“At first glance the irregular shapes and geometric patterns of abstract art could appear difficult for the human brain to interpret. Art exhibitions like this one at the Saatchi Gallery in ...

The Bridging Culture and Art Foundation (B-CAF) along with The Harrington Street Arts Centre is currently hosting the art ...

When it comes to abstract art, Indranil Banerjee is a shining example of how to combine intuitive thinking with organized ...

In 2014, the critic Walter Robinson complained about abstraction as “zombie formalism” produced by art school soul-suckers and promoted by shameless flippers. But he was navel-gazing into a personal ...

So Abstract Painter Hélion began to plot his escape. With the aid of a Shell Oil road map he had found, Hélion spent months studying a route to Switzerland. Suddenly he was moved to a camp at ...

In her new major exhibition at MCA Australia, Julie Mehretu – one of the most influential painters working today – revels in ...

Photorealist art, once dismissed as simplistic, gets reconsidered in a sprawling MOCA exhibition in downtown L.A. that ...

Julie Mehretu’s abstract art is elite and energetic material from one of the art world’s rightfully rising stars. Her ...