As some of you might already know I can paint realistic and surrealistic paintings (and do so often enough) and portraits.
But over the years I've heard the cliche many times over that artists paint abstract art because they don't have the real talent to do real art.
That's not always the case, my friends. I work in abstract art also because it allows for a whole universe, a mental landscape, of expression that realism and neo-realism often enough does not allow.
Want to see what I mean here? It frees the creative soul and, when it comes out right, it's fun!
http://pics.livejournal.com/unmired/pic/0003w0fc/g16
(As always you can click on the image to enlarge it.)
Why do you paint abstract art?
2007-02-04 15:01:32 · 5 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I enjoyed looking at your art!
Most of the time, people who are critical of abstract art are those who have never attempted to create it...
I have found doing abstract artwork to be equally as challenging as doing realistic...especially when the finished piece is questioned by those who only want to see a tree with green leaves and a brown trunk...
I love to let go of the rules and go abstract...it's very liberating :)
Kudos :)
2007-02-05 02:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by єЖтяα ¢яιѕρψ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kindofa weird clock, Dr. Watson.
I paint abstract the same reason why I paint realistically...I have to dispose of many jars of paint, wear out a collection of brushes, and use up rolls of canvas. Its really a conversion process...you take $700 work of supplies, add tons of manhours, then sell the entire output, if you are lucky, for $300.
2007-02-05 01:17:14 · answer #2 · answered by Victor 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I disagree with you: the picture you take as an example is NOT ABSTRACT at all !
It represents a children's game (I don't know the name in English) ant it contains numbers: what is abstract about that ?
You should study Kandinsky, for example, to learn the evolution between figurative and non-figurative work. HE was a great artist!
2007-02-04 19:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well...it's not an easy answer but since I was in art school I never liked too much realistic art...
What I try to do with my abstract works it's to create an object..something different , I don't try to represen anything from the nature , that it's what prothographs are for
By the way I like your work
2007-02-05 14:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by torreart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have to have talent to paint before they can paint abstract art, those who think it's not necessary, don't know anything about art, hence all the bad art in modern museums.
I don't think you should have to explain your art to any one, if they don't get it, they don't get it. Maybe you'll be famous after you die.
2007-02-04 15:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋