Tag: Abstract
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The Tendency of Abstraction in Contemporary Artistic Creation
This text attempts to explore the process of abstraction in contemporary Western art, analyzing the essence of how art achieves abstraction and illustrating that art should reflect its creative vitality and its infinite potential in the process of abstraction. Art should not continue to perpetuate rigid creative patterns; it must find its path of infinite…
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The Calligraphy of Distant Lands: Abstract Expressionist Paintings of John Way
American Abstract Expressionist painting successfully shifted the center of contemporaryart from Paris to New York in the mid-20* century. This achievement was not only dueto the growing international influence of the United States’ power, but also to its inclu-sive and humanistic values. John Way, originally trained in traditional Chinese literatieducation as a seal carving artist…
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Behind the “Abstract Transformation”:The Appearance and the Truth in the Works of Chinese-American Artist George Chann, from the 1950s to 1960s
As one of the essential Chinese American abstract painters in modern America, George Chann’s transformation from figurative to abstract art is closely related to an influential creative group: modern Chinese American artists in the United States. Their artistic pursuits, characterized by dispersion, migration, and cultural exchange, are indispensable subjects of global art history. During the…