abstractionism

It is called abstractionism to the abstract art. This type of art moves away from the figurative Y it is not intended to imitate or reproduce real or natural elements.

Abstractionism, therefore, proposes a different or alternative reality. By discarding figuration, he builds a new universe by resorting to colors and shapes that give rise to novel compositions.

It can be said that abstractionism privileges visual sensations and, instead, it leaves aside the faithful representation of things. The artists of this movement they do not seek that the objects they create can be identified through recognizable images.

It is important to mention that abstraction was already present in the first artistic manifestations of the human being. However, only after 1910 theories began to be developed in this regard. Russian is generally mentioned Vasili Kandinski (1866-1944) as the pioneer of abstractionism.

In abstractionism it is possible to recognize different currents. The geometric abstractionism it is posed as universal and objective, appealing to geometry to eliminate expressiveness. The expressive abstractionismInstead, he resorts to spontaneity and improvisation, giving preponderance to the expressiveness of the painter.

It is often stated that abstractionism is based on the feelings and the emotions of the artists. There is no relationship between what is represented and its representation: what exists is what is captured on the canvas and nothing else.

Finally, it should be noted that within abstractionism we find several aspects and groups such as the constructivism, the abstract expressionism and the movement De Stijl, among others.