abstract painting

Art without subjects

Abstract painting is visual art that doesn't attempt to represent recognizable objects or scenes from the physical world.

Instead, it uses color, shape, line, and texture to create compositions independent of visual references: The museum's collection of abstract painting spans from early Kandinsky to contemporary works.

The term covers diverse movements including abstract expressionism, color field painting, and geometric abstraction.

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art movement · acrylic paint · color field · dripping · Kandinsky · formalism · visual language · canvas · gallery wall · Futurism · palette knives · impasto · glazing · oils · splatter · layering · bold · spontaneous

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representational approach

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Art imitating camera accuracy

figurative art · trompe l'oeil · realism · realist art · naturalism

artistic philosophy

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14th-17th century European artwork

traditional art

subject matter specificity

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Art of depicting people

portrait painting · landscape painting · still life · botanical illustration · wildlife painting

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