The Beauty of Abstract Art: Simply Look, Feel, and Enjoy

December 05, 2021

Many abstract artists have a classical education and excellent academic drawing skills - that is, they are able to draw a pretty vase of flowers, sunset on the sea or a portrait, but for some reason they do not want to.

They choose a visual experience which is not burdened with objectivity:
artists seem to make it easier for the viewer, not letting him be distracted by the objects depicted in the picture,

and help to immediately plunge into an emotional experience.

In the abstract form of painting, the contact between the artwork and the viewer occurs not through projections of reality, but through lines, spots and smears of paint - this is how art got rid of the need to depict anything, inviting the viewer to feel the unclouded joy of interacting with color, shape, lines and texture.

So listen to yourself and try to determine what emotions and feelings evokes when you see certain painting.
Try to answer some questions like :

Are these red triangles funny or alarming?
Do I feel calm, or does the painting press on me?

Security question:

Am I trying to figure out what it looks like,
or am I allowing my mind to freely interact with color and shape?

The best way to experience a piece of abstract art is to stand in front of it and look, look and look at it.

Although emotional contact is most important, you should not give up reading labels and familiarizing yourself with the context:

maybe the title will not help you understand the "meaning" of the work, but it can lead to interesting thoughts.

The story of the creation of a work is also important: most likely, if you find out when and under what circumstances a work was created, you will see something new in it.

It is no coincidence that abstract techniques are most often used in art therapy: they help to express complex sensations for which it is difficult to find words.
For many artists, suffering from internal contradictions and their own incompatibility with the outside world, abstraction has become almost the only way to reconcile with reality.

Abstraction is so subjective that sophisticated art connoisseurs and casual spectators find themselves on an equal footing. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to feel an abstract work - which means you can just look, feel and enjoy without being afraid to make a mistake. The main thing is to be present in the moment and feel the joy of your own intellectual efforts.

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