{"id":61631,"date":"2022-03-16T06:22:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/?p=61631"},"modified":"2022-03-16T06:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:22:17","slug":"the-difference-between-representational-and-abstract-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-representational-and-abstract-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Representational and Abstract Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/izmu-hLeaTQ?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe>What is the difference between representational and abstract art?<\/p>\n<p>Representational art generally includes the subject that it&#8217;s trying to depict within the boundaries of its frame. It uses shapes, placement, color, and other elements to illustrate faithfully what it intends to communicate.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract art is quite different. Instead of trying to depict life as it appears in front of us, abstract art tries to evoke a mood or feeling through shape, line, and color. Often, we do not see any subject matter within the boundaries of the piece at all. We feel its effect on our emotions as we view it on the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Tone:informative and factual<\/p>\n<p>The difference between representational and abstract art is pretty simple. Representational art is what most people think of when they imagine art. It&#8217;s a picture of something real, like a person, a landscape or a building. Abstract art is pretty much the opposite: it&#8217;s a picture that shows an idea or emotion, but not something you can recognize at first glance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In order to understand what&#8217;s happening in abstract art, you have to think at least a little. But representational art doesn&#8217;t require any thinking on the part of the viewer; you simply take it at face value. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with this approach, but there are some drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, it takes away some of the fun and imagination that comes with looking at art. When everything is spelled out for you, you don&#8217;t have to do any work to understand what you&#8217;re seeing and enjoying it as much as possible. That said, one person&#8217;s drudgery is another person&#8217;s fun and representational art does make a good introduction to visual arts for young kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Abstract art is not the same as representational art. Abstract art represents an idea rather than a physical object. Representational art includes any visual representation of a physical object, such as a painting of a tree or a sculpture of a person. The lines and colors used in abstract and representational art differ greatly because they represent different ideas. Abstract art uses line and color in innovative ways to show the artist&#8217;s emotions or to evoke certain feelings from viewers. Although both abstract and representational art are used throughout the world, abstract art is more widely recognized because it has been around for hundreds of years. Artwork created today tends to be abstract; it is considered more original and unique because there are fewer examples of it. Paintings, photographs and sculptures can all be either abstract or representational depending on the artist&#8217;s intent.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast with representational art, abstract artwork is defined by shape, color and texture instead of any recognizable object. It may also have recognizable brushstrokes but these imperfections are often purposefully incorporated into the design rather than avoided like they would be in a painting that was trying to create an exact representation of something.<\/p>\n<p>Many people might assume that abstract artwork must have no meaning or purpose behind it, but this is not necessarily the case. An abstract work<\/p>\n<p>There are certain rules for making representational art. The artist must portray what he or she sees, with a high degree of accuracy. If you want to create abstract art, though, you can be as creative as you want! Abstract art is limitless in terms of color and shape. You can put anything together in any form.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract artists have more freedom than representational artists do. But they also have more restrictions. Abstract artists must use whatever materials they choose in order to produce the desired effect, but the finished product must be something that the artist has a hand in creating. With representational art, it&#8217;s understood that the artist is presenting his or her own interpretation of what he or she has witnessed.*<\/p>\n<p>Abstract art is art made primarily for aesthetic purposes. It doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to be &#8220;abstract&#8221;, but most abstract art is also abstract, so the terms are often used interchangeably.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract art is art that represents things in a non-literal way. It can still be figurative, it just conveys its meaning symbolically rather than literally. In representations of people and animals, abstract artists strive to show their subject in a way that captures something essential about them, often emphasizing certain formal qualities like shape or color.<\/p>\n<p>An example of abstract art would be the paintings of Piet Mondrian or Wassily Kandinsky. These are representational in the sense that they depict people and objects, but they&#8217;re not literal; they don&#8217;t try to precisely reproduce the appearance of their subjects (though they may seek to portray their emotional state). Instead, they display an interest in basic geometric forms and color&#8211;two things that remain constant no matter what the subject matter is.<\/p>\n<p>Artists have been creating representational art since prehistoric times. Paintings of animals and hunting scenes, landscapes and portraits were a big part of the ancient cave paintings. Moreover, many abstractionists have drawn inspiration from the world around them, such as the Impressionists who painted in southern France or the Cubists who were fascinated by modern life.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract art is art that depicts things that cannot be seen by the human eye. This can be done by imagining what something would look like without having to actually draw it. For example, a painting of an elephant could be abstract because elephants are too large to fit on one canvas.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;abstract&#8221; comes from the Latin word &#8220;absractus,&#8221; which means &#8220;to draw away.&#8221; Abstract art is art that takes the viewer away from reality and into a world of imagination.<\/p>\n<p>The Impressionist movement in the 1870s was very popular in Europe, and artists started painting objects in their natural settings with loose brush strokes and visible brush marks. This style later became known as impressionism. Artists such as Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, and Paul Gauguin used this technique to create their own abstract paintings.<\/p>\n<p>French artist Henri Matisse was influenced by impressionism, but he wanted his work to have more color and energy than most impressionist paintings displayed. He used vivid colors and bold lines to create his own brand of abstract art that he called Fauvism.<\/p>\n<p>Matisse&#8217;s Fauvist paintings influenced many other artists including Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Sonia Delaunay and Fr<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lz-Ao_j4dHw?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lz-Ao_j4dHw?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the difference between representational and abstract art? 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