How can I make my art more abstract? I think I'm too much of a perfectionist for abstract art. But it's for an assignment and I want to think outside my usual box.
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try painting an abstract with your eyes closed or covered once. try to envision your subject and just Paint. it might free you up.
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Try painting something that is not an object. For example, a feeling. Pain. Happiness. Melancholy. Fear of death.
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My pottery teacher once had us make an abstract piece on the pottery wheel. I had to throw a regular bowl, then intentionally distort it. It was hard for me to think of a bowl as anything other than a round, smooth shape that's even all over. I ended up pinching and pulling and poking holes in the rim, etc until it was a lot different than I ever thought I could make it. I think the secret is to just allow yourself to change something from the ordinary and realize that it can still look appealing to the eye. It's art. It should be creative and unique, so there are no mistakes as long as you allow yourself to enjoy it.
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In abstract, unless the professor is a jerk, there is no reason you cannot do two separate pieces of total perfect realism intermixed into an impossible scenario and that will be pure abstract. Such as duck wings on a pig flying through a flaming hoop. You can make each individual part as real as you want it, the scenario is what is abstract.
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When I was taking a drawing class, the professor made us start with real objects. We made several pictures from that one, distorting the form each time we redrew it, but keeping some similarities,, until the end product was very abstract. It was fun, especially when you compared the first one with the last one.
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well, people, furniture, trees, -- anything-- its all just SHAPES. when you draw a face, you are basically drawing a circle... and hands are just a square with long, skinny rectangular "fingers".... so, to answer your question, just make vague shapes (versus exact proportions)... but distort them a little bit... just an idea.
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abstract-Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation: draw a picture of your box ;)
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Think slightly off. Think...that zone you are in right beforeeee you fall off to sleep, or right before you wake up. Think of what you want to depict and then think how these things might look on another planet. If it's circular, make it cubic. If it's triangular make it trapezoidal. Draw the through line in stead of the shape and then see where the lines take you. Good luck! P.S. I grew up seeing the following sculpture all the time, but didn't realize it was a WOMAN until I was an adult. (Smile.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2004-09-07_1800x2400_chicago_picasso.jpg
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Perfection and abstraction are defiantly not acronyms. My suggestion would be to just practice my making some basic shapes and lines that appeal to you, but don’t represent anything, then try arranging them in a good, balanced composition and have some fun with the colors and textures while respecting the basic principles of design (repetition, balance, pattern, rhythm, est.…) Just play around with different things until you find something you really like. After that, if the teacher approves of doing it this way, add little details that transform your composition from a mural of beautiful elements into a representational picture. However, I was taught that “abstract” meant that it’s non-representational. Abstract art is really much more than what people often take it for. It’s not just a bunch of random shapes, lines and colors; it can be a masterpiece of genuinely original creation.
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You hit the nail on the head when you said "you think too much". Abstract comes from the subconcious mind, no conscious thoughts needed...unless you feel like dabbing in a few from the far left hand field. Reckless abandon, that's what I feel when I draw my abstract.
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