Research Into Existing Artists

The first Artist i looked at was Piet Mondrian. (1872 - 1944)

"Born in Amersfoot, Piet Mondrian began his study of art in 1989 as a student at Amsterdam's Risksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten. His landscapes are rendered in an impressionistic style but possess the marked vertical and horizontal lines/ tendencies that underpin his mature paintings".

http://www.pietmondrian.com/ 

Below are a few examples...

 This image is very abstract and shows his vertical and horizontal lines and the simplicity.

 Again like the first image i looked at keeping to the theme that Piet Mondrian preferred.

I like this image because i keeps the mature themed like the others however the the basic colours but fine details give it depth. 

This image was like the other in the sense of the same imagery and graphic styles however this one is a bit more sketchy and colourful. 

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The second artist i looked at was Carmen Herrera (Born May 31st 1915)

Born in Havanna, Herrera was a contemporary of many abstract expressionist artists. Her works viewed in light of the time they were painted in, important milestones in evolution in the geometric minimalism movement. The following are examples of her work... 

Very simplistic, very strong use of colours and the shapes are very abstract. 

This is a contrast of opposites. It keeps to the theme of being abstract in terms of the shapes how ever the colour in this image is very contrasting and eye catching. the yellow in the background adds depth and comes away from the black and white. 

Both Pieces of art in this image are both simple. the one of the right is very modern and fairly straight forward. opposite corners apart from the top one. the piece on the right again very simple and the colours  are different thus the green contrasting on the white background. 

This in itself is very striking. The yellow against the lack background is very powerful and eye catching. it adds depth and the priority of attention is focused on the yellow because its so prominent.  

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The Third Artist i looked at was Barnett Newman. (1905 - 1970) 

"Barnett Newman was an American artist who is seen as one of the key figures of abstract expression in art. This is viewed through out his work". 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_Newman

Some of his pieces are shown below as examples... 

This is a very deep and interesting piece by Barnett Newman. The colours are very mature and modern and the use of white lining adds depth and detail. It gives the image a 3 tone effect, separating the image.

 This image is very simplistic yet very bold. Abstract art doesn't always need to have a lot going on, and this is proof in itself.

This image is powerful, the red is very powerful as red can represent the most powerful of emotions. The white and black lines on either side contrast.  

This image of abstract art is very dark, and the red streak going through the centre is emphasised because of the contrast.