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Space Occupancies | Antonio Basso´s new abstract paintings

Abstract paintings During these past few months I´ve been working on a new abstract art concept I name “Space Occupancies”. How did it start?… I was having coffee in a terrace near MACBA (Barcelona´s modern art museum) and suddenly started watching a building in front of me that did not let me see what was behind it, though I could sense it by watching its surroundings. The more I looked, …Read More

About abstract art: this week´s greatests discoveries (IV)

Inspiring abstract art discoveries Last week´s abstract art inspirations found where again quite interesting… Abstract paintings by Mark Rothko and spanish NY school abstract artists Esteban Vicente;  astonishig contemporary architecture by Mount Fuji Architecs, Stuido Ko hallucinatory Marrakesh villa, an intriguing kitchen´s photography of a Tomoaki Uno architects house and a fascinating Richard Serra sculpture. Enjoy them! In my previous about abstract art article, I started talking about the concept …Read More

About abstract art: These week´s best discoveries and inspirations (III)

About abstract art inspirations. Abstract contemporary art, modern artists, abstract paintings, photography, architecture, links to articles… this is the kin of content you will find on these article series. See some other painting inspirations here Looking for images about overlaping planes, colors and shadows, I got to find the above and below pictures which I included in my pinterest space occupancy board. They are examples of Luis Barragán architecture. He …Read More

Abstract art inspirations: Best of the week discoveries (II)

Week´s best abstract art discoveries and recomendations. 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 this abstract art blog´s home page. I normally find some of my conceptual abstract art inspirations surfing the web  (I´m very active …Read More

Abstract art inspirations: Week´s best art discoveries (I)

Abstract art, modern art, contemporary art, photography, modern art museums, artists…. 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 this abstract art blog´s home page Being an insatiably curious abstract artist helps me discover new things each …Read More

Joan Miro: his most valuable abstract art painting?

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

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

The 10 most admired XXth century Abstract Painters (preliminary results)

Your most admired abstract painter (s). Last week I asked readers to name their preferred(s) XXth century abstract painter(s). The voting period ended April 30th. Given the continuous participation of people willing to collaborate, I postpone it until May the 31st. If you haven´t voted yet please add your preferences in the comment section at the end of this article. Thanks THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS ARE….(see the table below) So far …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

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

Interesting Abstract Artists: color, lines, geometry and beauty

Unique abstract artists (sXX and XXI) Since time inmemorial, straight and non straight lines combined with color have been a focus theme used by abstract artists. I have seen quite ancient micronesian and african art examples of the above, but it is in the XXth century when modern abstract artists creativity sploites and the use of lines and color to describe space, form, feelings, environments, or simply to synthesize, gets …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