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Semi-Abstraction to Abstraction – A Continuum Mrs. Fox – Fall 2012

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Page 1: Semi-Abstraction to Abstraction – A Continuum

Semi-Abstraction to Abstraction – A Continuum

Mrs. Fox – Fall 2012

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Semi-Abstraction• style of painting or

sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.

• “Representational” in style – still “looks like something”

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Abstraction• No preconceived idea

or recognize-able subject (not representational)

• Does not relate to anything external or try to "look like" something.

• FOCUS is on Elements and Principles of Design – (Line, shape, color, texture, form, value, space)

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Aesthetic Objective• Abstract Art is more than just a

randomized mess flung onto canvas

• Abstract Art represents what is being felt on the inside rather than what is being seen on the outside.

• A strong piece of art is able to grab your attention and pull an emotional response from within

• This is the artist’s plan to keep your mind thinking, analyzing and keeping your eyes moving through the artwork

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How do I tell the difference between Partial and Total abstraction?

• Abstraction exists along a continuum, from partial abstraction to full non-objective abstraction

• Partial Abstraction: Artwork which takes liberties, altering for instance color and form in ways that are conspicuous

• Total abstraction: bears no resemblance to anything recognizable – just shapes, colors, lines, etc.

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Girl Reading, Pablo Picasso, Oil on Canvas, Semi-Abstraction

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Sorrow of the King, Henri Matisse, Cut Paper Collage, Semi-Abstraction

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Woman I, Willem DeKooning, Oil on Canvas, Abstraction

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The Meschers 1951, Ellsworth Kelly, Oil on Canvas, Abstraction

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Easter Lilies, Lee Krasner, Oil on Cotton Duck, Abstraction

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Orange, Wassily Kandinsky, Color Lithograph, Abstraction