In Defense of Abstraction

I will admit, prior to this course, I tended to look down on abstract art and the intentional isolation from realism. I would also be lying if I said after this course I now place abstract art on a level playing field as realism. But I can safely say that I have learned more about abstract art through this course, which I would say is a good thing. I always thought that art is an attempt to capture real life into drawing through techniques and understanding of form, color, and light. Abstract art tends to disregard these techniques, and for that I still prefer realism. However, abstraction can be used to create art about things that one can't visualize. This video by The Art Assignment and published through PBS sums up some of my newfound appreciations of abstract art.

In a place of books, at the tower built to reach the heavens lies wall2, shelf3, vol21 with a final message.

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