Abstract art isn't simply one thing, it can be many things. When people make abstract art it isn't so you can depict an actual picture out of it. Nonetheless, it is to evoke emotions within the artwork. With this form of art you don't have to use an actual rubric but to use your imagination. Abstract art is one of the most expressive kinds of art!
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You would think that abstract art has been around a long time but it hasn't. The first abstract artwork was created a little over 100 years ago in 1911. Compared to other types of art that's nothing! This beautiful art form was created by the Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky. Fun Fact, he didn't claim to have created the first abstract painting until 24 years after it was painted.
Wassily Kandinsky - First abstract painting-Composition V, 1911:
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Paul Jackson Pollock (Jackson Pollock) born January 28, 1912 - August 11, 1956, was a well known American painter that was deemed the leading abstract artist of our time. He received recognition for his use of the "drip" technique, that he used in over 50% of his abstract artworks. He was deeply respected by many for his enormous devotion to the art of abstract. His work has had a tremendous influence on today's artists. He is one of the first American painters to be recognized in his lifetime and after for being a 20th-century European modern.
Jackson Pollock - No. 15, 1950:
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