1. ABSTRACT
Arlene Abonales
Ysmael Caspe
Jomel Risco
Laurence Sendico
John Michael Asturias
Donato Evangelista
Jason Calizar

2. ABSTRACT
• art that uses forms having no direct reference to
external or perceived reality
• abstract also refers to images that have been
abstracted or derived from nature, but which in
the process have been considerably altered or
have been simplified to their basic geometric or
biomorphic forms.

3. ABSTRACTION (PURE ABSTRACT)

4. KANDINSKY
• Wassily Kandinsky (Painter)
• was an influential Russian painter and
art theorist. He is credited with
painting the first purely abstract works.
Born in Moscow, Kandinsky spent his
childhood in Odessa.
• Born: December 16, 1866, Moscow,
Russia
• Died: December 13, 1944, Neuilly-sur-
Seine, France
• Periods: Expressionism, German
Expressionism, Modern art, Der Blaue
Reiter, Abstract art

5. STYLE
• non-representational properties of color and form.
• Belief to the 4th dimension
– non-Euclidian geometry
– infinity = endless illogicality
– the reversal of reality and unreality
– the illusion of time and motion
– monism: the unity of all things

6. Wassily Kandinsky, Der Blaue Reiter, 1903

7. MOTLEY LIFE 1907

8. STREET IN MURNAO
1908

9. Munich-Schwabing with the church
of St. Ursula
Artist:Wassily Kandinsky
Completion Date: 1908
Place of Creation: Munich /
Monaco, Germany
Style: Expressionism
Genre: cityscape
Dimensions: 68.8 x 49 cm
Gallery: Städtische Galerie im
Lenbachhaus, Munich, German
Tags: houses-and-buildings,
churches-and-temples, Munich

10. WASSILY KANDINSKY, 1908, MURNAU, DORFSTRASSE (STREET IN MURNAU, A
VILLAGE STREET), OIL ON CARDBOARD, LATER MOUNTED ON WOOD PANEL, 48 X
69.5 CM, THE MERZBACHER COLLECTION, SWITZERLAND

11. PAINTING WITH
HOUSES 1909

12. COMPOSITION II 1910

13. Composition 7, 1913

14. SMALL PLEASURES 1913

15. Painting 201, 1914

16. IMPRESSION III

17. ACTION PAINTING
- a style of painting in which
paint is spontaneously
dribbled, splashed or smeared
onto the canvas, rather than
being applied carefully.

18. BACKGROUND
• Style was widespread from 1940s until
the early 1960s
• Closely associated with abstract
expressionism
• The term was coined by American
critic Harold Rosenberg

19. SOME FAMOUS ACTION PAINTERS
• Jackson Pollock
• Franz Kline
• Willem de Kooning

20. Artist: Jackson
Pollock
Painting:
Number 5, 1948
Completion
Date: 1948
Medium: Oil in
fiberboard
Dimensions:
243.8 x 121.9cm

21. Artist: Willem de
Kooning
Painting: Woman
V
Completion Date:
1953
Medium: Oil and
charcoal on
canvas
Dimensions:
114.5 x 154.5 cm

22. Artist: Franz Kline
Painting: Number
2
Completion Date:
1954
Medium: Oil in
canvas
Dimensions:
204.3 x 271.8 cm

23. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

24. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
• is a post–World War II art movement in American
painting, developed in New York in the 1940s.
• It was the first specifically American movement to
achieve international influence and put New York
City at the center of the western art world, a role
formerly filled by Paris.

25. STYLE
• Technically, an important predecessor
is surrealism, with its emphasis on
spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation.

26. RICHARD POUSETTE-DART, SYMPHONY NO. 1, THE
TRANSCENDENTAL
1941

27. Indian Red and Black
Painted by: Clyfford Still
in 1946

28. HELEN FRANKENTHALER, MOUNTAINS AND SEA
1952`

29. MARK TOBEY, CANTICLE
1954

30. ROTHKO’S UNTITLED (1968)
Abstract expressionist
painter Mark Rothko used
color to convey emotion.
The large, flat rectangles of
color in this untitled painting
from 1968 are typical of his
work. Rothko soaked paint
into the canvas, then added
thin, transparent layers of
paint to create a luminous
effect.

31. NEO-PLASTICISM

32. NEO PLASTICISM
• the style of abstract painting evolved by Mondrian
and the Dutch de Stijl movement
• characterized by the use of horizontal
and vertical lines and planes
• Colors in black, white, grey, and primary colors
• the rules of Neo-Plasticism were designed to
produce pure, uncompromising, heavily structured
abstraction, in accordance with Mondrian's view
that vertical and horizontal patterns were
inherently harmonious.

33. MONDRIAN'S NEW ART WAS BASED UPON
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, AS FOLLOWS:
• Only geometric shapes may be used; ignore natural
form and color.
• Main compositional elements to be straight lines or
rectangular areas.
• Surfaces should be rectangular planes or prisms.
• No curves, no diagonals, no circles.
• Choose only primary colors (red, blue, yellow), plus
black, grey and white.
• No symmetry: instead, strive for strong
asymmetricality.
• Balance is attained by relationships between
geometrical motifs.
• In addition, bold colors should balance bold direct
lines.

34. ARTIST: PIET MONDRIAN
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan,
after 1906 Mondrian was a Dutch
painter. He was an important
contributor to the De Stijl art
movement and group, which was
founded by Theo van Doesburg.
Born: March 7, 1872
Died:February 1, 1944
Periods: Modern art, De Stijl

35. COMPOSITION C
Artist: Piet Mondrian
Created: 1920
Media: Oil paint

36. COMPOSITION WITH RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE
Artist: Piet Mondrian
Created: 1935 – 1942
Media: Oil paint

37. BROADWAY BOOGIE-WOOGIE
Artist : Piet Mondrian
Created: 1942 – 1943
Media: Oil paint

38. THEO VAN DOESBURG
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist,
who practiced painting, writing, poetry
and architecture. He is best known as
the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Born: August 30, 1883
Died: April 7, 1931
Periods: Modern art, Dada, De Stijl

39. THEO VAN
DOESBURG
NEOPLASTICISM:
COMPOSITION VII
(THE THREE
GRACES)1917
.

40. COMPOSITION VIII (THE COW)
Artist: Theo Van Doesburg
Period: De Stijl
Created: 1918
Media: Oil paint

41. RHYTHM OF A RUSSIAN DANCE
Artist: Theo Van Doesburg
Period: De Stijl
Created: 1918
Media: Oil paint

42. COMPOSITION WITH RED, YELLOW
AND BLUE (1929) BY PIET MONDRIAN

43. ARITHMETIC COMPOSITION
Artist: Theo Van Doesburg
Period: De Stijl
Created: 1929-1930
Media: Oil paint

44. NEOPLASTICISM Composition with Yellow, Blue,
and Red, 1937–42, Piet Mondrian

45. OP-ART

46. Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of
visual art that makes use of optical illusion. Optical
illusion is used by painters to fool your own eyes.
"Optical art is a method of painting concerning the
interaction between illusion and picture plane,
between understanding and seeing. "Op art works
are abstract, with many of the better known pieces
made in black and white. When the viewer looks at
them, the impression is given of movement, hidden
images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or
alternatively, of swelling or warping.

47. OPTICAL ART
-a method of painting concerning the interaction
between illusion and picture plane, between
understanding and seeing.“
-are abstract with many of the better known pieces
made in black and white.
-When the viewer looks at them, the impression is
given of movement, hidden images, flashing and
vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or
warping.

48. Victor Vasarely is considered as
one of the fathers of op-art. Born
in 1906, he had a passion for
art. Painter Cezanne was his
favorite artist, and as he grew
older, his talent for art grew as
well. At first, he tried to take up a
medical career. After noticing that
it was not working out too well, he
decided to model his childhood
artist fave and started working on
various artworks, eventually
developing his own style, later
known as op-art. He continued to
work on his pieces until he died in
Paris, 1997.
Victor Vasarely
Born: April 9, 1906, Pécs, Hungary
Died: March 15, 1997, Paris, France
Periods: Hard-edge painting, Modern art,
Op art

49. ARTWORKS

50. Title: Tsikos – C (Stripes – C), 1989
Artist: Victor Vasarely
Size: 46 in x 37 3/4 in (116.8 cm x 95.9 cm)

51. Title: Delocta, 1979
Artist: Victor Vasarely
Size: 25.5 x 25.5 in. (64.77 x 64.77 cm)

52. Title: Untitled-Diptych, 1980
Artist: Victor Vasarely
Size: 44 x 64 inches

53. Bridget Riley
Born: April 24, 1931 (age 83), London,
United Kingdom
Periods: Hard-edge painting, Modern art,
Op art
Fans of op-art consider Bridget Riley to
be the mother of op-art, further
developing optical art from Victor
Vasarely's style and approach. She was
born in 1931 in Norwood. Her father, a
printer, had to move because of work,
and so did the family. They ended up in
Lincolnshire, but soon relocated to
Cornwall. She grew up in a free
childhood, and had already begun
painting and drawing. She took this up
as her main career until her father had
been injured in a car accident. For
awhile she was unable to work on art,
but in 1958 she took it up again and
started using the op-art style to create
new things. She was very successful,
and is still alive today.

54. ARTWORKS

55. Title: Movement in Squares, 1961
Artist: Bridget Riley
Size: 48 ½ x 47 ¾ inches

56. Title: Blaze 1, 1962
Artist: Bridget Riley
Size: 43 x 43 inches

57. Title: Arrest 1, 1965
Artist: Bridget Riley
Size: 70 x 68 ¼ inches

58. Richard Anuszkiewicz
Born: May 23, 1930 (age 84),
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Periods: Hard-edge painting, Op art
Richard Anuszkiewicz was considered the
"American new wizard" of optical -art, and
was not well-known but was important in the
further development of op-art. Born in Erie,
Pennsylvania in 1930, Richard enjoyed art at
an early age, and was encouraged by his
father. At the school he ended up at, his
passion for art developed and grew, and he
eventually was able to draw for seven hours
straight. When he was older, he went to the
Cleveland Institution of Art where he found
and became interested in op-art. He
graduated and went to Yale and, interestingly
enough, was taught by Josef Albers for some
time. He learned about many things from
Albers, and used this knowledge to create
many artworks. He still is alive today, creating
new paintings.

59. ARTWORKS

60. TITLE: Diamond Chroma, 1965
ARTIST: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Size: 22 1/8 X 17 1/8 inches

61. Title: Translumina with Pale Green, 1986
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Size: 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)

62. Title: Inner Yellow on Red, 1991
Artist: Richard Anuszkiewicz
Size: 55.9 × 71.1 cm

63. MINIMALISM
ARTIST
Tony Smith
Carl Andre
Jo Baer
Larry Bell
Dan Flavin
Donald Judd
Sol LeWitt
Frank Stella

65. TONY SMITH
• (September 23, 1912 –
December 26, 1980)
• American sculptor
• visual artist
• architectural designer
LIGHT UP

66. CARL ANDRE
• (born September 16,
1935)
• American minimalist
artist
43 Roaring forty

67. JO BAER
• Born August 7, 1929
• American painter
Black & White Star

68. LARRY BELL
• (born in 1939)
• contemporary
American artist
and sculptor
• Study Chouinard
Art Institute

69. DAN FLAVIN
• (April 1, 1933 -
November 29, 1996)
• American minimalist
artist
• famous for creating
sculptural objects and
installations from
commercially available
fluorescent light
fixtures.

70. DONALD JUDD
• (June 3, 1928 –
February 12, 1994)
• American artist &
minimalist

71. SOL LEWITT
• (September 9, 1928 –
April 8, 2007)
• American artist
• Conceptual art and
Minimalism

72. FRANK STELLA
• (born May 12, 1936)
• American painter and
printmaker
• minimalism and post-painterly
abstraction