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Nonrepresentational or nonobjective art is not an invention of the twentieth century. A number of cultures, like the Islamic and Jewish, have developed over the centuries a high standard of decorative or non-figurative art forms. Today, abstract art is generally understood to be the form of art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colors in a nonrepresentational or subjective way. According to art experts, in its purest form in Western art, an abstract art is one without a recognizable subject, one which does not relate to something external. This type of ornamental art, without figurative representation occurs today in many cultures. As the modern abstract movement in sculpture and paining emerged in Europe and North America between 1910 and 1920, two approaches have been generally accepted to produce different abstract styles: images that have been “abstracted” from nature to the point where they no longer reflect a conventional ...

by The U.S. National Archives Street Art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums and galleries are collecting the work of street artists. Street art started out very secretly because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission. People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture. Art experts claim that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults sprayed words and other images on walls and trains. This colorful, energetic style of writing became known as graffiti. Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society. They didn’t want to accept rules and travelled around cities to create paintings that every one could see. In many ...

  Abstract Art Contemporary Abstract Expression Fine Online Art by Corey Barksdale Artist – www.coreybarksdale.com Corey Barksdale is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. He was born into a family of artists and was introduced himself to art at an early age. Educated at the Atlanta College of Art, Barksdale graduated with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art in 1994. This artist’s talent has provided him with opportunities to paint works that went on to be used as book covers, magazines, and posters. Today, Barksdale continues to hone in on his craft. He aspires to paint murals and is available for commission work in this respect. Visiting his website is a great way to view the diversity of his work. Here you will see original works of art that are both colorful and dynamic. There are works for sell on this site as well. Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references ...