Abstract painting: Abstract Art

Abstract Art , which originated in the late 19th century, was an incredibly versatile art period made up of a variety of genres. Some of the types included Abstract Expressionism, Lyrical Abstraction, Color Field Painting , Post-painterly Abstraction, and Minimalism. Abstract Art emerged due to the desire of artists to create artworks that were completely independent to and unrestrained by visual references that occurred in real life. Thus, art pieces embodied the multiple changes that were ... Abstract painting is considered one of the purest forms of expression, as it allows its creator to freely communicate visually without the constraint of forms found in objective reality. The approaches found within abstract painting encompass many movements including German Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Abstract Expressionism.