Inspiration: Abstract Art by community

Here are a few of mine. I couldn’t begin to explain how i came to do abstract art, all i know is that you have to feel it, it can’t be structured and can’t follow specific rules… It just is …
Well for me anyway

LOVE IT!!

here’s a couple of my recent abstract favs:

enjoy the week!!
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oops! missed this one

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If you’re looking for abstract work then try Avant Garde it’s full of it!

ooops a bit big, can someone make them smaller or delete :))

Awesome collection, I have been a fan of the abstract for years.

Have to agree, there’s an amazing abundance of abstracts available at RB which I appreciate. Some of my personal favourites are done by Claudia Alves…….
http://www.redbubble.com/people/claualves/art

Cheers

Claudia Alves

Fantastic collection of Abs…
a couple of mine :)

Brilliant, I love abstract art, what a fantastic collection, love to you all from oz xxxxxxxxx

Excellent choices. Several are from favorite artists, and now new ones to look at posting. Awesome! Love good abstract art.

Congratulations, Amanda Rae for Uist summer 09 colour bands, above. We’re having a Solo Exhibition for Amanda Rae this week, and today is her opening reception! Stop by and see more of her contemporary sculpture and abstract art.

Congratulations to Ruth Palmer for her featured work, above, Into the Light. Ruth’s has a Solo Exhibition with us next week. Hope you all will come by for her reception, Monday.

Congrats also to Scott Naismith, for his work featured above, "Beach at Loch Brittle ":http://www.redbubble.com/people/scottnaismith/.... Scott is another great artist up for a Solo Exhibition with us in November.

Also congrats to Blamo, Julian Escardo, Zefira, Mimi Yoon, Tania Losada, and Yehan Wang!

Community, your abstract art pictured is wonderful. Thank you!

A large part of my portfolio is abstract. Here are a couple:

Nat, what beautiful abstract images you have put together.
To me abstract art is so much more than filling a ‘canvas’ with representation marks. It is so much more about colour and composition. If the image does not have those qualities then it just wont work.
When the balance is captured correctly the result on the observer is an emotion one.
You have chosen some brilliant artists no matter what tools they use to create.

I love abstract art, but know nothing at all about the theory…. I get an emotional response and enjoy it thoroughly…. It is wonderful for gentle contemplation and relaxation… All the above images are just wonderful!! Thx for drawing our attention to the abstract Nat… What an abundance of beauties :))

Wonderful images, and thank you for the links. There are some awesome abstract artists on RB. Agnes xx

Terrific to see some Abstract …………………. abstract ………… Just is

nice collection

I feel that I am less abstract than I thought after going through all alot of what you have posted here,
Truly it is an area that I have much to learn about and perhaps even more to grown in as far as my photographic sight can see. This has been quite helpful and perhaps I will be utilizing alot of what you have here to be a lot more experimental Thanks for posting this ;O)

Love the diversity in abstracts
Here’s 2 of mine

“WEDDING RINGS”

“DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY”

A Not-So-Lost Alternative Abstract Form:
These two have been “Kaleidoscoped” from recognizable things to non-recognizable. See the Group: A Krazy Kaleidoscope if you’re interested. (DON’T WORRY has also been “warped” to show edge movement.) They’re from an original photo and an original drawing of mine. It can take hours and hours to complete the kaleidoscopes and that’s after selecting the photo or painting that will be used.
Best to All: Dayonda

some wonderful work on here, what a clever bunch of artists we have.

In a shameless plug for self-promotion, I wrote a tutorial this week on URBAN ABSTRACTION for the ROUND TABLE FORUM in the PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIC & ADVICE GROUP

Check it out!

Honored that one of my pieces has been chosen as an example of abstract art – thank you. Sometimes removing all traces of reality doesn’t mean that nothing is left – push on celebrating this topic – my compliments for promoting and cross-promoting all forms of art.

Beautiful choices diplayed here. I love how in abstact work you can really wander and let your mind and emotions fill in the blanks- such immediate and responsive art. I admire people who work this way (polar opposite to what I do).

I really love this artist….
Nurhilal Harsa

Wonderful work going on here. Abstract is such fun to do. Love it

Thankyou for featuring my work here. Cheers

Love this article, I have learnt a lot about abstraction here

Well abstract comes from the heart and soul. It’s not just what you see with your eyes and brain but what you see with your mind and imagination, what your muse sees…
Abstract is a difficult genre because sometimes people can’t feel or see what the artist can and it makes it difficult for them to understand…
But if they look at it with an open heart they’ll feel the passion from the colors, be able to follow the soft swirls or jagged edges of the lines and understand them.
Just because it doesn’t make an obvious picture doesn’t mean it doesn’t show something.

I love abstract and sometimes i feel that abstract shows much more than a simple painting of what is seen with the eyes.

Of course all the genres have their quirks ;)

Love the work i can see very nice
Keep it up!

Can someone explain to me, if on can, in simple English how does one post an example of there art here.I am using firefox as my webbrowser. Thank you.

I’m in! :)

Thanks so much for using one of my works. I am honoured. To continue the discussion on abstraction I have put here a section of an interview in a fellow redbubblers blog, in case it gives an insight into the way at least one abstract mind works!
Q: Your paintings are very cerebral – they reflect a pace in the mind rather than a physical place. What comes first, the thought or the painting? or do they evolve together?
This is a difficult question to answer and any response is more an exploration than a definitive answer. Often the thought, or the general theme, comes first. Usually this thought is elusive and difficult to pin down. so I will write copiously trying to capture it. Sometimes, when all the elements are out in the open, I will then try to identify the essence of what I want to capture by writing it in haiku form. This strips away all the fluff and leaves me with a very clear direction to follow. However, I don’t always use that tool. At other times I start with the elusive thoughts still wandering freeform.
When I paint I am often guided by the sensations within my body. When I feel it in my heart, in my stomach, in my hands – even in my mouth – then I know that the painting is working for me. It is a deeply visceral, even primitive feeling. It is only later that I step back and analyse it, refine it, work ‘by the rules’. Initially though, I gather the awareness of what I wish to convey within my body, observe my physical, emotional and intellectual reaction, and then endeavour to give it expression through paint.
Regardless of the way in which I start, the painting itself often tells me more about my initial intentions as it evolves. Sometimes it is only when I have finished that I fully understand what my intentions were. I enjoy allowing the painting to guide me.

Fee Dickson’s blog is very informative, she is an excellent interviewer and regualry features red bubble aritsts.

and Nat, what an amazing collection of works! i have just spent the last hour exploring them all. thanks for sharing them with us :)

Great work everyone!!

what a great collection I feel honored mine is in such good company Thanks!

JanKolling

A very unigue Abstract style

what beautiful art
mine is tactile for the non and partially sighted but i have no idea how to show it here
annie of aaeiinnn

My son painted these (he’s not quite 3 yrs old yet)

i came along to re read and look again at the art
glad i did amanda
you have an artist to be proud of there