![]() ![]() Figurative art and total abstraction are almost mutually exclusive. ![]() In geometric abstraction, for instance, one is unlikely to find references to naturalistic entities. Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable. altering color or form in ways that are conspicuous, can be said to be partially abstract. Even art that aims for verisimilitude of the highest degree can be said to be abstract, at least theoretically, since perfect representation is impossible. This departure from accurate representation can be slight, partial, or complete. They have similar, but perhaps not identical, meanings.Ībstraction indicates a departure from reality in depiction of imagery in art. Ībstract art, non-figurative art, non-objective art, and non-representational art are all closely related terms. The sources from which individual artists drew their theoretical arguments were diverse, and reflected the social and intellectual preoccupations in all areas of Western culture at that time. By the end of the 19th century many artists felt a need to create a new kind of art which would encompass the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science and philosophy. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality. The show included works by Dan Flavin, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Carl Andre and Donald Judd, who presented geometric and formally reductive artworks.Art with a degree of independence from visual references in the world Robert Delaunay, 1912–13, Le Premier Disque, 134 cm (52.7 in.), private collectionĪbstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. It was the first American museum to present this style of art, and the exhibition received great critical acclaim for introducing a new visual lexicon to the Western art canon. One of the main events that established Minimalism art was the 1966 ‘Primary Structures’ exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York. ![]() In 1967, Sol LeWitt published ‘Paragraphs on Conceptual Art,’ which elevated the importance of the idea and the process of the conception and realisation of the works of minimalist art over the aesthetic features. Robert Morris’s ‘Notes on Sculptures’ from 1966 called for the use of simple forms that the viewer could grasp intuitively and argued that the interpretation of the artworks depended on the context and conditions in which it was shown. Judd rejected traditional distinctions between art forms in order to embrace works that were not so easily labelled as painting or sculpture. Donald Judd’s 1965 article ‘Specific Objects’ attempted to establish the aesthetics of Minimalism. Several artists published articles during that period, which helped to shape and define the minimalist art movement. Key artists: Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Carl Andre, Sol Lewitt, Frank Stella, Agnes Martin, Robert Morris, Mary Corse, John McCracken, Larry Bell, Robert Irwin. Key words: abstract sculpture and painting, geometric shapes, light installations, New York, West Coast The personal, gestural elements were stripped away with the aim to reveal the objective, visual elements of art. These artists wanted to create art that referred only to itself, allowing the viewer an immediate, purely visual response. Each of these groups had pioneered radical abstraction, and inspired artists like Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and Robert Morris to explore new directions in their art. ![]() In that period, works by the Dutch De Stijl artists, Russian Constructivists, and members of the German Bauhaus were being shown in New York. Earlier European abstract movements greatly influenced American minimalist art creators. The Minimalism art movement is one of the most influential of the 1960s, emerging in New York City among a number of young artists who were moving away from Abstract Expressionism and favoured a sleek, geometric aesthetic instead, which would manifest itself in minimalist art. ![]()
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