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Pintores abstractos y color. Experimentando con el lienzo.

Pintura abstracta que sobrepasa la superficie del lienzo Muchos habéis pedido artículos sobre pintura y arte abstracto en español. A partir de ahora futuros artículos de yasoypintor estarán en los dos idiomas. If you preffer tis post´s english version, click here —- —- —- —- —- Hace unas semanas visité una exposición de arte abstracto en la Galería de arte Senda, una de las más punteras y consolidadas de Barcelona. …Read More

Top abstract colorful artists. When the canvas surface is not enough.

Beyong the canvas surface. Abstract colorful paintings. (should you want to read the Spanish version of this post, click here) Yesterday I had the chance to visit a recommendable art exhibition at Galeria Senda, one of Barcelona´s more pushing and consolidated contemporary art galleries. In this ocassion, abstract paintings of spanish artist Yago Hortal are being exhibited. His paintings and his quite interesting technique not only do not leave you …Read More

Painting is dead | No it´s not, but some try it hard.

The death of modern painting: Richter, Angela de Cruz, Oteiza, Richard Serra. Out there there´s a never ending debate started long time ago (see this Constructivists exhibition in 1921) proclaiming the death of painting. While reading a Gerard Richter’s interview where he agrees with this, I said to myself, why would a consummate painter like Richter (top selling living artist) say this?. Let´s try to figure it out….. Painting as …Read More

Gerhard Richter paintings: top selling living artist

Gerhard Richter abstract paintings auctioned . I´ve read this morning at artprice (the world´s leader in art market information), that Gerhard Richter, an absrtract painter I normally talk about, happens to be the the world’s top selling living abstract artist. In a previous post where I showed you some of Richter´s  most stunning abstract paintings and I explained that what interests me the most is the free painting technique 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

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

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

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

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