Examples of Abstract and Non-Objective Art?
[2007-06-13 20:33:16]

Q: If we're going by pure definition, Abstract departs from representational accuracy, it exaggerates or simplifies forms that are suggested by reality. It's a matter of distortion. Non-objective on the other hand has no semblance of life, but is instead focused on pure form: line, space, color, etc. So, is Jackson Pollack considered Abstract, or Non-Objective? On many sites I've seen, he's...

A: Picasso is abstract. some thing that makes you really thing and piece together art work. i would find Jackson to be more non objective than abstract.

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what is abstract art?
[2008-01-14 18:12:03]
The First Came Out

like besides explaining me the definition, like what makes it abstract

All Art is Abstract... It is Not the Thing Itself...

ref. Magritte's "Ceci Ne Pas Une Pipe"
http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/A rtH132/galleries/images/fullsize/fs_Magr itte_Pipe.jpg

I realize that is not the answer you are looking for but that...

Abstract Art Definition - News
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KATC Lafayette News - Dec 31, 1969
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Mail Tribune - Dec 31, 1969
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Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 31, 1969
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