Blue abstract art painting: Joan Miro Joan Miro´s Etoile Bleu abstract painting will be auctioned in a couple of weeks. It seems it will mark a new Joan Miro´s price record for one of his abstract art paintings. (update: it actually did) Why, how and when Joan Miró used the blue color?. What other abstract art artists have used it too?. What does blue color mean? From 1925 to 1927 …Read More
Contemporary modern art: Abstract Sculptures by Laurent “Lo”
Fabulous abstract sculptures exhibition in Barcelona. Has it ever happened to you seeing contemporary modern art of a unique kind that you just can stop thinking about it? update: This post as many previous ones collapsed some time ago!. Sorry. You will not be able to see the images but you can still enjoy the links, take a look at the artists names a read current posts you´ll fine on …Read More
New abstract art painting. How did it happened?
Antonio Basso´s new abstract art painting. The history of this new abstract art painting goes as follows: 1. José de Ibarra, a prestigious contemporary art gallerist, art dealer and owner of an exclusive art gallery guide, comes to my studio for the first time; likes what he sees, and asks me to make bigger abstract art paintings. He believes the results will be good. I agree… This post as many previous …Read More
Really expensive abstract art: Gerhard Ritchter
Gerhard Ritchter´s abstract painting sold for more than 20 MM. Today I read than one of Gerhard Ritcher abstract paintings belonging to his Abstraktes Bild´series, was sold last night for more than 21 USD MM. To see how this happens check this Gerhard Richter´s painting auction at Christie´s I just don´t care about how much his paintings are worth (though I´m sure that news like this affect my inner valuation …Read More
Richard Diebenkorn, Iconoclast
A great exhibition of one of the most admired XXth abstract artists. I would love to see it!!…. Richard Diebenkorn, Iconoclast May 4, 2012 Let’s cut to the chase. Richard Diebenkorn is an artist of supreme soulful significance. Any opportunity to submerge oneself in his luxuriating hues and intelligent compositions should be immediately embraced. The chance to see an exhibition of 75 paintings, drawings and prints is nothing less than a …Read More
Abstract and contemporary art: Maximum expression and maximum intervention (part I)
Really very interesting abstract artists artworks This post is about abstract and contempary art artworks. It deals with a very interesting art classification I am developing and would like you to help me go forward. This post as many previous ones collapsed some time ago!. Sorry. You will not be able to see the images but you can still enjoy the links, take a look at the artists …Read More
Contemporary art: Damien Hirst´s abstract paintings
How much do you like Damien Hirst´s abstract paintings?. A marketing king probably surpassing Picasso. A multifaceted and controversial contemporary artist with a lot of punch. A modern business man with a bunch of collaborators who make part or most of his abstract art (like Velazquez, Rubens, Kiefer, Halley and many others did or do). This post as many previous ones collapsed some time ago!. Sorry. You will not be …Read More
The 10 most admired XXth century Abstract Artists (add your preferred ones)
Hi, I´m preparing some articles on the most admired XXth century Abstract Artists. The first one will talk about the 10 most admired Abstract Painters and I need your collaboration because the list will be based on your individual preferences (although you only need to share at least one abstract artist) I know individual preferences change over time. I also know it´s quite difficult to choose among so many XXth …Read More
Superb Modern Abstract Art: 4 splendid art installations (II)
Ephemeral abstract art from all over the world. For this article I include four more examples of superb modern art installations worth knowing and observing. Check this article for more great abstract art installationsas well as state of the art books on this subject To me, some common characteristics of these ephemeral contemporary art interventions are color, size or movement. Visually speaking, they are simply fantastic and inspirational. The above picture …Read More
Best Modern Abstract Art: 4 great modern art installations (I)
Contemporary Abstract Art worth watching. The next articles will talk about great modern abstract and nonabstract installations that I´ve discovered around the world. What a pleasure being a gifted contemporary artist able to imagine, create and exhibit an installation!!. Each of the following 4 contemporary artworks have somethings in common: super visual power, and a personal artist expression behind them. You may like them or not. You may or may …Read More
Modern abstract art and artists: studios (II)
Abstract Art: Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Miró, Gerhard Richter, Willem de Kooning, Constantin Brancusi. Last post I showed some fabuluos pictures of modern abstract artists studios. Given the high number of visits the article received, I have decided to show you some more. Are you a contemporary abstract artist : painter, sculptor, photographer …..? Would you like to have your abstract art studio posted here?. Contant me below. I will write …Read More
Modern Abstract Art: Abstract Artists Studios (I)
Brice Marden, Cy Twombly, Antoni Tapies. What would a modern abstract artist be without studio?. Artist´s studios are probably key for the devolopement of an artist. Light, location, disposition, many things affect the execution of a good abstract creation … In fact, a studio´s size 100% conditions the resulting artworks. It is generally said that the bigger they are, the bigger the abstract art creations. For this article I have …Read More
Underwater Sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor
I know, this post is not about abstract art. But what about the human emotions these Jason deCaires Taylor modern sculptures provoke?. Aren´t they similar to the ones that only good abstract artworks fuel?. What happens when you watch a Rothko or a Pollock abstract painting? Come on!!. This is the main reason I decided to reblog this article. The vision of this contemporary sculptures, brings to the light many …Read More
Contemporary abstract art: implosions and explosions
Modern Abstract Art: videos, paintings, sculpture and photography Last week, many examples of abstract art implosions and explosions showed up in my computer screen. It´s curious because I did not search them!. They just appeared so I decided to make this interesting post full of alternative contemporary art examples. Let´s start with this fabulous colorful and full on movement abstract paintings by Mark Schoening. I found this intriguing contemporary artist …Read More
Understanding Contemporary and Modern Abstract Art
Contemporary abstract art based on inner primitivism. When I first saw the following colorful pictures made by Hans Silvester I said to myself that I had finally understood the basis of my contemporary abstract art. As you are about to see, these Ethiopian Tribus de L´Omo people are still close to nature, which is the same as being close to their inner origens, something humanity is loosing. As time goes …Read More