abstract art

Traces the development of abstract art and provides analyses of paintings by Kasimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and other artists who characterized the movement.

Explains how artists can use the lines, forms, shapes, patterns, and colors found in nature to create abstract designs.

Presents art historian Kirk Varnedoe's six 2003 A.W. Mellon Lectures on the history and value of abstract art since the work of Jackson Pollock, in which he examines minimalism, satire and irony, and misunderstandings of the art form and discusses particular pieces.

Explores specific details of abstract artworks by Pablo Picasso, Fernand L?ger, Henri Matisse, Alexander Calder, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Arshile Gorky and presents illustrated, step-by-step instructions for making art inspired by these pieces, as well as suggestions for other creations.

An introduction to abstract painting the describes common techniques used to create abstract pieces and profiles key works from various artists.

Examines how abstract art originated and evolved, and also places it in its broad historical and cultural context.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and work of Mark Rothko, a Russian immigrant who became one of the greatest American artists of the twentieth century.

Abstract works of art, including collages, paintings, and sculptures, by Stephen Johnson illustrate each letter of the alphabet.