Abstract and Non Objective Art

ABSTRACT AND NON-OBJECTIVE
ART
REPORTER: JOMAR P. UMALI

ABSTRACT ART
• The most misunderstood form of art is abstraction.

Abstraction occurs when the intent of the artist is to
create an altered depiction of the subject or concept. The
rules of representational art may be thrown out
completely, if so desired by the abstract artist. In this form
of art, the artist uses the elements of art to distort how
we see the object in reality. This can be accomplished in a
number of ways – simplification, color alteration, altered
views and so on.
DEFINITION OR MEANING OF
ABSTRACT ARTS
• The term ‘abstract art’ – also called “non-objective

art”, “non-figurative”, “non-representational”,
“geometric abstraction”, or “concrete art” – is a
rather vague umbrella term for any painting or
sculpture which does not portray recognizable
objects or scenes.
HISTORY OF ABSTRACT ARTS
• Art historians typically identify the early 20th

century as an important historical moment in the
history of abstract art. During this time, artists
worked to create what they defined as “pure art”:
creative works that were not grounded in visual
perceptions, but in the imagination of the artist.
MOST POPULAR ARTISTS AND WORKS
WHEN IT COMES TO ABSTRACT ARTS
• Wassily Kandinsky (1866- Composition VII, 1913,

1944)
• Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky
was a Russian painter and art
theorist. Kandinsky is generally
credited as one of the pioneers
of abstraction in western art.
Born in Moscow, he spent his
childhood in Odesa, where he
graduated from Odesa Art
School.
• Mark Rothko (1903-1970) Orange and Tan, 1954

• Mark Rothko, born Markus
Yakovlevich Rothkowitz, was a
Russian-born American abstract
painter. He is best known for his
color field paintings that
depicted irregular and painterly
rectangular regions of color,
which he produced from 1949 to
1970.
• Paul Pollock (1872-1944) Moon Woman, 1942

• Paul Jackson Pollock was an
American painter. A major figure
in the abstract expressionist
movement, Pollock was widely
noticed for his “drip technique”
of pouring or splashing liquid
household paint onto a
horizontal surface, enabling him
to view and paint his canvases
from all angles.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABSTRACT ARTS
TO NON – OBJECTIVE ARTS
ABSTRACT ARTS NON OBJECTIVE ARTS

• Abstract art is art that does not attempt • Nonobjective artwork doesn't have
to represent an accurate depiction of a identifiable forms or recognizable
visual reality but instead use shapes, subject matter. Instead of depicting
colours, forms and gestural marks to familiar objects, people, or animals,
achieve its effect. nonobjective artwork deals with the
basic elements of art.
- The clear difference lies in the subject matter
chosen. If the artist begins with a subject from
reality, the artwork is considered to be
abstract. If the artist is creating with no
reference to reality, then the work is
considered to be non-objective.
NON- OBJECTIVE ARTS
• Non-objective art is a kind of abstract art that emphasizes

the use of geometry, or representations of shapes. Most
non-objective art takes the form of paintings, though some
are sculptures. Because of the unusual nature of this art
style, there is no single non-objective art definition that can
apply to all pieces. Non-objective art has been compared
to other forms of abstract painting and sculpture.
HISTORY OF NON – OBJECTIVE ARTS
• The term ‘’non-objective art’’ first appeared in 1918 as a description of his

own work by the Russian painter Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956). Around
that time, non-objective painting became more popular in Europe as artists
reacted against centuries of representational artwork to create new, more
abstract styles.
HISTORY OF NON – OBJECTIVE ARTS
• Long before the term ''non-objective'' was coined, humans

were already creating non-representational geometric
artwork. Some of the oldest artwork of this kind can be found
in caves and other archaeological sites and was likely created
by our human ancestors more than 70,000 years ago. A good
example of this kind of art can be found in Blombos Cave in
South Africa. Because this art is so old, it is virtually
impossible to know what the impetus was for creating it.
Whether it had any philosophical connection to later non-
objective painting will likely always be a mystery.
MOST POPULAR ARTISTS AND WORKS WHE N
IT COME S TO NON - OB JE CTIVE ARTS
• Wassily Kandinsky (1866- Non- Objective, 1910

1944)
• Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky
was a Russian painter and art
theorist. Kandinsky is generally
credited as one of the pioneers of
abstraction in western art.
Kandinsky viewed non-objective,
abstract art as the ideal visual
mode to express the “inner
necessity” of the artist and to
convey universal human emotions
and ideas.
• Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935)

Dynamic Suprematism, 1915
• Kazimir Severinovich Malevich was a
Russian avant-garde artist and art
theorist, whose pioneering work and
writing influenced the development of
abstract art in the 20th century.
• Kazimir Malevich created non-objective
art that he called suprematism because
he believed that pure colors and shapes
were better than representational art
because they stood on their own
rather than relying on a narrative or
pictorial rendering.
• Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)

Berkeley No. 44, 1957
• Richard Diebenkorn was an American
painter and printmaker. His early work
is associated with abstract
expressionism and the Bay Area
Figurative Movement of the 1950s and
1960s.
• In a sense his non-objective paintings
retain a strong sense of objects and this
is the distinguishing characteristic that
separates Richard Diebenkorn’s
paintings from any other artist of the
movement.
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ABSTRACT AND NON-OBJECTIVE

REPORTER: JOMAR P. UMALI

• The most misunderstood form of art is abstraction.

• The term ‘abstract art’ – also called “non-objective

• Art historians typically identify the early 20th

• Wassily Kandinsky (1866- Composition VII, 1913,

• Mark Rothko (1903-1970) Orange and Tan, 1954

• Paul Pollock (1872-1944) Moon Woman, 1942

ABSTRACT ARTS NON OBJECTIVE ARTS

• Non-objective art is a kind of abstract art that emphasizes

• The term ‘’non-objective art’’ first appeared in 1918 as a description of his

• Long before the term ''non-objective'' was coined, humans

• Wassily Kandinsky (1866- Non- Objective, 1910

• Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935)

• Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993)

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