Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Things To Consider When Choosing Abstract Paintings To Buy

By Karen Russell


There are so many things involved with the creation of art. The peculiar thing about the best artworks is how the best creations and artists come from certain places. At least this is true to the most notable ones. In the United States, New York and Los Angeles seem to produce the ones that gets noticed the most by many important curators.

Throughout the cultural evolution of mankind, visual representation has always chronicled our way of living. It is a safe bet to say that civilization has started with abstraction, since detailed study about life has not really been the priority then. Now, since priorities have changed, there has been a change especially with LA abstract paintings and their themes. This, of course do not limit to those pieces found in Los Angeles.

What makes an abstract piece stand out from among others is composition. This is true to all types of art, but can be quite difficult to determine in this case, technically speaking. Not only does its aesthetic rely on color choice but also on so many unsuspected shapes and concepts.

Pablo Picasso was a very famous painter because of the political nature of his abstractions. While it had its own visual identity, it also had a political stand point. The most famous one would be the Guernica. This one was about the bombing that happened during the Spanish Civil War. The subject would be the victims of war during these times.

Contemporary artists have the potential to do really well in Los Angeles given that there are many galleries and avenues that cater to abstraction. There are so many reasons why you want to buy some abstract art for your home or any space that you deem important to your existence. Now this is not some quip about why you should support art and its artists, although that is already a given and can be passed of as, well, moral obligation to culture.

Look for art that says things about your personality. Not the boring kind that looks just like a slab of white canvas painted on white canvas. The value is not entirely on how much the piece costs, but with that it makes you feel and how it was made.

Sadly, so many paintings out there get sold for millions and they are just a work of laziness. It is absurd to look at that some pieces that get displayed in galleries are just made for the shock factor. These types tend to be questionable pieces. For those art enthusiasts and those struggling to make their way up such a competitive field, it can be quite unfair.

Many would like to accuse abstract art as just splatters on a canvas, or random shapes with colors not carefully thought of. This can be so far from the true, although, truthfully, there may be some works by amateurs that are merely just random strokes. This is called lazy and pretentious art, which is what you want to look out for.

Let us face it, it makes you question if there really is still some cultural significance to what is being displayed. This is not to say that all abstracts are random and just drips of paint and a composition of shapes. You can check out a Pollock piece and realize that the intricacies of its fractals and patterns create a mathematical pattern. Then again looking at art technically is a matter of study. It takes experience and genuine interest to actually see what is good and what is pretentious.




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