Abstraction movement - Garret L

By Garret L
  • Black Square

    Black Square

    Kazmir Malevich's oil on canvas is just as the name implies - a black square. What makes it unique is the cracked, almost peeling look.
  • White on White

    White on White

    Kazimir Malevich's oil on canvas invites the viewer to consider the boundaries of form and color.
  • Composition VIII

    Composition VIII

    Wassily Kadinsky's oil on canvas portrays bold lines, colors, and shapes to make it stand out.
  • Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

    Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

    Piet Mondrian's oil on canvas attempts balance using primary colors and geometric forms.
  • Blue Star

    Blue Star

    Joan Miro's painting shows dream-like images that seem to come from the unconscious mind and represent familiar items like birds. This painting sold for 23 million in 2012.
  • Composition X

    Composition X

    Wassily Kandinsky's oil on canvas uses bold colors to express emotions and movement.
  • Broadway Boogie Woogie

    Broadway Boogie Woogie

    Piet Mondrian's oil on canvas took inspiration from New York's street grids and boogie-woogie music.
  • No. 5, 1948

    No. 5, 1948

    Jackson Pollock's oil and enamel on fiberboard uses paint layers to illustrate chaotic energy.
  • Convergence

    Convergence

    Jackson Pollack's oil on canvas invites the viewer to contemplate some kind of meaning inside the chaotic energy.
  • No. 61 (Rust and Blue)

    No. 61 (Rust and Blue)

    Mark Rothko's oil on canvas has large fields of color which invite the viewer to explore emotional depth.
  • Orange, Red, Yellow

    Orange, Red, Yellow

    Mark Rothko's oil on canvas uses warm colors to entice the viewer into tranquil contemplation.
  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Ellsworth Kelly's oil on canvas uses simple, black and white, bold forms to explore relationships.
  • Break

    Break

    Leonard Hilton McGurr aka Futura used spray paint on a NYC subway car. He had pioneered abstract street art in New York during the 1970s that combined text and imagery.
  • The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

    The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

    The given title of Damien Hirst's shark in formaldehyde lends it to be considered abstract art. It is a very unusual medium to ask the viewer to ponder life and death.
  • Faces

    Faces

    Miller McCormick created this artwork for his brother's music album cover, "Faces." Like the music it represents, the artwork explores mortality, addiction, and mental health topics.