What is Abstraction?

Abstraction is Non-objective paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art that have color, mass, shave, and rythm. They do not really seem to have a meaning, but with deeps observation, can make you feel or see something in it that you appreciate.

Representation or Abstraction?

I prefer Abstraction because it really challenges me to think about what the artist wanted to make me feel, and understand what those feelings mean to me. Although abstraction is confusing, to me it feels like clarity.

Texture & Configuration

Most people enjoy looking at photo realism because it is an easy concept to grasp, but the different textures and configurations make abstract so liberating. You can feel the message through the texture and height or mass of the work created. You are able to feel something that isn’t being told to you , but you still understand it.

“Getting It” vs “Being With It”

Getting a piece of art is a completely different experience than being with it. When you get it, you thing you understand the point that the artist is trying to portray, but checking it off as done, does not give you the same effect, feelings, and experience as simply being with the art and appreciating it for all of its texture, mass, color, and complexity.

Finger Painting

What was the experience like?

This experience was so therapeutic for me.

Was it easier, harder, or different than you expected?

Finger painting was so much easier than I had initially expected.

How was the experience of making a painting with no subject?

This experience was so liberating and inspiring because I was able to express myself in a way that I was never able to before. It was great not having a subject because I could really just focus on my feelings, and make them the subject of my piece.

How does this compare to other paintings you have seen?

This is fairly different to other paintings because I have painted realism on canvas before, and it came out nice and pleasing to look at, but I didn’t really tap into my emotions while I was making it.