   Abstract Art
  I'm looking for some abstract art. The kind that looks like random paint thrown on a canvas, but has meaning to it. Does anyone have a list of famous abstract artists that do this? Does anyone know of any techniques used to "read" these iamges?Any advice is helpful. I need to impress the ladies. Kthx. <3   
  Say you're a fan of Jackson Pollack's "action paintings". After that, it's just making shit up. I'm more into impressionism, myself. I have little respect for most modern artists.   ;  Claes Oldenburg: Floor Cake;  For interpreting abstract shapes, try googling Rorshach.  (hopes I spelled that right)  The ink blot psychologist guy.   ;Quote:Original post by nes8bitDoes anyone know of any techniques used to "read" these iamges?Just make it up.Oh, and you had a metathesis in there with your iamges.Supposedly Pollock's paintings had certain fractal properties that distinguish them from paint that had just been sloshed around willy-nilly.   ;Here you go. I'm not famous though. But fame is overrated anyway. You have my permission to print it and sell if I get 50% of the profits.   ;Quote:Original post by Jesper THere you go. I'm not famous though. But fame is overrated anyway. You have my permission to print it and sell if I get 50% of the profits.My roommate: "That is one motherf---ing huge vagina."   ;Quote:Original post by kSquaredMy roommate: "That is one motherf---ing huge vagina."lol, maybe your rommmate needs to get laid :p   ;Quote:Original post by nes8bitDoes anyone know of any techniques used to "read" these iamges?Just making things up, like a couple others mentioned, is not something you should do. I think it's best to give your real opinion, because there's too many art hipsters out there who make things up already. If you don't get any sort of opinion from the painting, that's fine. It could be that the artist doesn't know what he's doing, or that style of art isn't for you.It helps to start thinking about the formal aspects. Size, composition (how things are layed out on the canvas), color (is it jarring or easy on the eye), brush mark (is it clean and smooth, or rough and ragged). Then start thinking about more opinionated things, like what the color makes you think of in terms of mood. Does the painting look peaceful or tormented?Sometimes abstract art isn't at all about producing a feeling. It could just be something that's meant to be hung up as a decoration to go along with a rooms theme.   ;Quote:Original post by mtwQuote:Original post by nes8bitDoes anyone know of any techniques used to "read" these iamges?Just making things up, like a couple others mentioned, is not something you should do. I think it's best to give your real opinion, because there's too many art hipsters out there who make things up already. ehm, you SHOULD just make things up, for the simple reason that this is all there is to it.   