Painting and Understanding Abstract Art

By John Lowry

ISBN:	9781847971715
PUBLISHED:	27/07/2010
PAGES:	160
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	280x220 mm
INSIDE:	229 colour illustrations

Painting and Understanding Abstract Art is a practical book on how to paint abstracts but it also explains how to approach and understand abstract art. It moves the teaching of art from a doing level of painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level of 'what am I doing when I paint?' and 'what am I trying to say in this painting?' Using practical exercises with explanatory text, John Lowry develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader to a greater understanding and appreciation of this most exciting art genre.

Topics covered:

Advice on moving from figurative painting towards abstraction
Tools to abstraction explained - simplifying and exaggerating; eliminating curves and straights; changing colours, lines and items; emphasising positive and negative shapes; and using contrast
Practical exercises to help develop your own style and understand the techniques of the masters
Overview of the lives and times of artists involved in the stage-by-stage evolution from realism to abstraction

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"This is an excellent book for artists in both paint and textiles."
Review Type: Press
Reviewed By: Workshop On The Web

"While it is a book of profound leaning, it is also an easy guide from a highly respected teacher of art that is immediately comprehensible. For those who, like me are neither a beginner nor an expert but are among those admire abstract art, there are Lowry's stunning worked examples to enjoy; the product of a highly creative and organised mind."
Review Type: Press
Reviewed By: Michael Southgate

"Teaching abstract art can be a tricky subject but popular art tutor John Lowry sidesteps this by asking questions at every stage in this thought-provoking new book.
His exercises are often surprisingly precise but there is a great variety to the artworks, and the chapter exploring the science behind colour mixing is a particularly valuable read."
Review Type: Press
Reviewed By: Artists & Illustrators

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