How to Experience Abstract Art
A lot of people don't appreciate abstract paintings. They assume that all paintings are supposed to look like something, similar to a photograph, and that anything that doesn't is "weird." Sometimes they will see an abstract painting that just looks like a bunch of random colors and think "wow... it looks like a 5 year old painted that!" These people have fallen into the "all art has to be realistic" trap.
For people who aren't too familiar with the different types of art, having that mindset is not too uncommon. However, there are some things you should think about that can help increase your appreciation of abstract art, including:
It doesn't have to look like "something" - All paintings are not necessarily supposed to look like photographs. This is important, which is why it's first on the list.
Observe the physical nature of the painting - How are the textures? Is the paint thick or thin? Is it so thick that you can see it raised off the canvas? What are the colors like? Do they blend well together or do they clash?
How does it make you feel? - Don't spend too much time thinking about what it's supposed to be, instead concentrate on how it makes you feel. Does it make you feel happy? Sad? Relaxed? To give you an example, I once saw an abstract painting that was very large (8 foot by 8 foot canvas) that I could tell was painted with very fast, heavy, angry strokes. There was a lot of red and black in the painting which I found to be very powerful-feeling colors. I could tell the artist was experiencing anger while he was painting it. When I read the information card about the painting, it said the artist painted it one evening after he came home and found his apartment had been robbed. He <i>was</i> very angry, and it translated into his painting. The emotions to painting conveyed to me were exactly how the artist was feeling when he painted it.
You don't have to like everything - It's perfectly ok to dislike an abstract painting the same as you may dislike any other painting.
Hopefully with these tips, you will begin to see abstract art in a new way.
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A lot of people don't appreciate abstract paintings. They assume that all paintings are supposed to look like something, similar to a photograph, and that anything that doesn't is "weird." Sometimes they will see an abstract painting that just looks like a bunch of random colors and think "wow... it looks like a 5 year old painted that!" These people have fallen into the "all art has to be realistic" trap.
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