WHAT IS ABSTRACTIONISM?

 - The principles and practice

of abstract art.
 - was a logical and rational,

it involved analyzing,
detaching, selecting and
simplifying.
 - Time approximately from
late 1800's into the early
1900's

 ABSTRACTIONISM

Abstract art
- Art that does not represent anything, but tries
to achieve effect using shape, color and line.
- Imagery which departs from representational
accuracy
 GROUPED UNDER ABSTRACTIONISM

Cubis
m cubist style derived its name from the cube,
-The
a three dimensional
geometric figure composed of strictly measured
lines, planes and angles.
-Cubist artworks were therefore, a play of planes
and angles on a flat surface
-Subjects were depicted in a three dimensional
manner, formed by light and shadow.
PORTRAIT OF PABLO
PICASSO,
1912
 FUTURISM

-The movement known as futurism began in

Italy in the early 1900’s.
- It emphasised speed, technology, youth,
violence and objects such as car, airplane and
industrial city.
DYNAMISM OF A
CAR,
1913
 MECHANICAL STYLE

-In this style, basic forms such as planes,

cones, sphere and cylinders all fit together
precisely and neatly in their appointed places.
-Mechanical parts such as crankshafts, cylinder
blocks and pistons are brightened only by the use
of primary colors. Otherwise, they are lifeless
THE CITY,
1919
NONOBJECTIVISM

-Non-objective art is abstract or non-

representational art. It tends to be geometric
and does not represent specific objects,
people, or other subjects found in the natural
world
SWINGING,
1925
TATE
PIET MONDRIAN
COMPOSITION II IN RED,
BLUE AND YELLOW
 WASSILY
KANDINSKY
KAZIMIR MALEVICH
SUPREMATIST
COMPOSITION