Abstract painting

Author: Liu Zhenyuan
Publisher: Art Book Company
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Features: Abstract art is the mainstream of 20th-century painting movements. This type of purely abstract painting opposes naturalism. Abstract painting relies on subjective imagination and does not emphasize concrete imagery. It rejects the use of realistic shaping language to depict the objective material world and advocates expressing the "pure spiritual world" through abstract language. Before abstract painting, all previous art had imagery. Suddenly not painting imagery leaves the audience wondering what to look at. Abstract painting opposes the use of realistic shaping language to depict the objective material world and aims to express people's spiritual appearances, advocating the use of abstract language to present the "pure spiritual world." Western art theorists acclaim Russian artist Kazimir Malevich as the pioneer of abstract painting, calling him the one who gave "new life" to art and the "modern Giotto." The Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, who had a significant impact on abstract art theory and concepts, composed abstract paintings using lines and color blocks. He sought theoretical foundations from idealist philosophy, pursuing a unified world of divinity and humanity. Abstract art is the mainstream of 20th-century painting movements. This type of purely abstract painting opposes naturalism. Abstract painting relies on subjective imagination and does not emphasize concrete imagery. Unlike previous paintings where natural scenery could be seen on the canvas, what is seen now is no longer concrete imagery but a canvas that allows the viewer to have free imaginative space.