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The paper relates that abstract art can trace its origin to the later part of the 19th century when artists began to move away from simply imitating the physical world and they began to use only color, shape and form to explore new artistic expressions. Hence, the paper notes that modern abstract art can be called non-representational and non-objective. The paper looks at one of the most important movements of modern abstract art which was the De Stijl group in the Netherlands, which began in 1917.

From the Paper
"Abstract art can trace its origin to the later part of the 19th century when artists began to move away from simply imitating the physical world. Cubist and futurist paintings for example "represent highly abstracted interpretations of the material world" (Arnason, 217). The abstract painters began to use only color, shape and form to explore new artistic expressions. Hence, modern abstract art can be called non-representational and non-objective. One of the most important movements in the development of modern abstract art was the De Stijl group in the Netherlands, which began in 1917. The group wanted to create "the art `for clarity, for..."

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The paper attempts to illustrate how ideas and conceptions of abstract art have changed and developed since the early years of the twentieth century. The paper compares two modern abstract artists, Frank Stella and Robert Pepperell, with more traditional views of abstract art, such as those of Wassily Kandinsky. The paper shows how contemporary abstract artists still adhere to the formal and stylistic tenets of early abstraction but without the idealism that had initiated the abstract art movement.

Outline:
Introduction
Brief Overview of Abstract Art
Modern Abstract Artists: Frank Stella and Robert Pepperell
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Abstract art is commonly defined as, "art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non representational way." (NationMaster Encyclopedia: Abstract art). This definition does not deal with all the issues surrounding the meaning and understanding of abstract art and there is a great deal of dissension and argument among critics and art theorists about the nature and meaning of the term 'abstract'. However, the general view is that abstract art is essentially non-representational and non-objective. It is also seen from an artistic viewpoint as an attempt to provide an understanding of the world and reality that cannot be obtained by the methods and techniques of representation."

Tags:style, technique, idealism, expressionism, perception

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The paper describes the works and life of Piet Mondrian, the Dutch abstract painter. The paper traces the development of Mandarin's style from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1940s. The paper also shows how Mondrian was one of the pioneers of geometric abstract art.

From the Paper
"Abstract art can trace its origin to the later part of the 19th century when artists began to move away from simply imitating the physical world. Cubist and futurist paintings for example "represent highly abstracted interpretations of the material world" (Arnason, 217). The abstract painters began to use only color, shape and form to explore new artistic expressions. Hence modern abstract art can be called non-representational and non-objective. One of the most important movements in the development of modern abstract art was the De Stijl group in the Netherlands, which began in 1917. The group wanted to create "the art 'for clarity, for certainty, and for order" (Arnason, 231)."

Tags:color, shape, painting, representation, Cubism

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Mark Rothko was a founder of the New York School, an extraordinary group of artists that emerged as a leading cultural presence in the years following World War II. Rothko?s contributions consist of a few broad rectangles superposed and centered on large, tall canvases. The paper explains that Rothko desired something more weighty and grand, an art that could express not just the unconscious of an artist, but the spirit of mankind. The paper shows that the effect of Rothko?s images, as realized with his eloquent coloring, can be at once monumental and subtle, stunning and gradual. The paper includes several photographic examples of Rothko's work, including "Number 22", from 1949.

From the Paper
"The astonishing body of work Rothko produced throughout the 1950s was both extraordinarily consistent and remarkably varied. Although he drastically reduced his forms to rectangles, he experimented with color range and the size and format of the canvas. Each of his paintings embodied its own totality and formed part of an intense dialogue with its companions. Rothko was constantly exploring, reshaping, and reevaluating form and color, and each painting is a testimony to the charged relationship he established with the canvas."

Tags:multiforms, magenta, untitled

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This is a twelve page paper that goes over numerous topics in art history, from surrealist artists and dreams to abstract expressionism to Clement Greenberg and abstract art in brazil. This paper shows how art is influenced by history and how history is influenced by art.

From the Paper
"Art is a reflection on history and world orders. As a civilization, humans have always used art to reflect the associations and communications of the time and, in turn, art affects the conceptions of the time period to form am important cyclical process that makes art an important part of human consciousness. Through a number of topics, we will seek historical information and perceptions through art, and find out how these reflections contribute to the art world we know today. The notion of "the primitive" in art generally affected cubism as a..."

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This paper discusses two of the leading abstract artists in America in the Twentieth Century, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ronnie Landfield. This paper takes into consideration their subjects, styles, and how they differ, with O'Keeffe beginning work as a more realistic painter until various influences pushed her more toward abstract art, though even then she tended to mix her styles and to paint her abstractions in a concrete and rather realistic manner, and with the leading figure in what is known as Lyrical Abstraction.

From the Paper
"His compositions, executed in the gentle vibrancy of stain painting, are stylization of landscapes. Yet, in no real sense is there a dependence on observation from nature. His landscapes present no identifying details, they are not individualized by topographical details and cannot be located in the world . They are generically landscapes, landscapes only by principles of composition and according to the interpretive reflex by which we necessarily read any horizontal division as a horizon line (Cohen para. 7)."

Tags:abstract, o'keeffe, landfield

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This paper is an overview of the formal elements in the paintings by Balthus and Pablo Picasso.

Tags:ART HISTORY, cubism and abstract

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This paper examines how the rapidly growing advancements in computer technology have created many issues especially in the arts. It looks at how with the aid of computers, art can be digitally crafted which gave way to what we now call "digital art." It evaluates how artists working with digital technologies are redefining art, often dissolving the boundaries between the traditional forms and how artists, engineers, designers and scientists are able to collaborate and exchange roles, initiating fundamental research to create digitally realized art and experience. It presents information about arts and computers, how computers are being used to generate pieces of art works and also distinguishes between digital art and more traditional art forms to give justice and to categorize each type in their own significance, value and meaning in the world of arts.

Outline
Abstract
What is Art?
Forms and Mediums of Artwork
What is Digital Art
History and Development of Digital Art
Is Digital Art Real Art?
Originality of Art Works
Pioneers of Digital Arts
The Future of Digital Art
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Digital art is an essential part of computer culture. The use of computers will not be as stimulating as it is today without the help of the graphical images that brings life to the visual sense of the users. With this type of art, people are motivated and inspired by the technological advancements in their work and lifestyle. Digital art is the new genre of art today. It is considered as the new paintbrush of the 21st century. And according to the Downtown Arts magazine, Digital Art has the possibility of moving beyond the metaphor of canvas and brush. As an art piece, it simply does not use the Web as a means of display; rather, it actually depends on the Web as a part of its creative process."

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The paper focuses on Arshile Gorky's "Agony" and also examines Philip Guston's "Untitled (Waiting)", Barnett Newman's "Vir Heroicus Sublimis", Giacometti's work, Robert Motherwell's work and Robert Morris' "Untitled (Threadwaste)". The paper identifies in all five works of art the artist's continuous affection for pure imagination exercises, an important characteristic of modern, abstract art. The paper explains that under the anguish of the 20th century uncertainties, the artist finds refuge in his work and discovers inner traits of his personality, which, otherwise, would have probably not come out. The paper adds that we do not need to seek interpretations of the artists' work, but simply enjoy the colors, shapes and attitudes for a simple aesthetic pleasure.

From the Paper
"Arshile Gorky's "Agony" is one of the excellent examples of how contemporary art turns into an abstract representation of an artist's most inner beliefs, a reflection of his post-modernist anger and anxiety facing the realities of the 20th century. Looking at his life as an Armenian refugee whose mother had died in his arms during the Turkish genocide, Arshile Gorky probably best reflects a sum of all these feelings, eventually translated into an early refuge from this life (the artist committed suicide in 1948).
"As a great representation of modern art, it is difficult to give out a realistic interpretation of this work, but the goal is rather to reveal inner feelings awakened by it. The first thing that is likely to make the viewer wonder is the incredible way the colors are combined into a rainbow of beliefs. There are several categories of colors successfully blended into this work. First of all, we have the bright colors, such as numerous nuances of red, with occasional intermissions of purple and pink."

Tags:colors, shapes, attitudes, imagination, personality

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This paper explains the Constructivism movement, which relied on geometric shapes and was almost mathematical, and the Suprematism movement, in which art, before all else, is spiritual. Suprematism carried much more symbolism than the Constructivist artwork, which emphasized function. The author describes the work of Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin, El Lissitzky, and Casimir Malevich. The paper summarizes that, despite the fact that political changes during the mid-1900s brought these abstract art movements almost to an end, the impact of these artists on Russia, Eastern Europe, and the West continues to this day. Illustrations.

From the Paper
"Rodchenko asserted that the concept of composition was a relic, because it was mere aesthetics and related to taste and other out-of-date artistic concepts. Instead, he said, composition had to be replaced by principles of construction and organization. "All new approaches to art arise from technology and engineering and move towards organization and construction." Construction represented the height of hundreds of years of artistic creation. It was part of the same process that led to Communist Russia. Rodchenko also stressed that a utilitarian element was present in the idea of organization and construction. The artist's goal was not to create a work of art but rather a utilitarian product and solving technological problems. Such statements polarized the Constructivists and those who were strongly aligned with aesthetic concerns."

Tags:geometric, symbolism, spiritual, function, composition