Artists Process in Abstraction
These are quotes from various artists about their approach in creating abstract art, or comments made by others about an artist's approach.
'David Mankin explores beyond the obvious beauty and manages to express the emotion of how it feels to stand (in that landscape).' (Kate Reeve-Edwards)
'Because I want to translate not just what I see but what I feel about what I see.' David Mankin
'If you are 'painting a scene' then the emphasis is on illustration rather than feeling it.' David Mankin
'The canvas is constantly in motion. Achieving the layered, complex and multi-viewpoint quality it requires both addition and subtraction, creation and destruction, decay as important as generation. In obliterating my work I moved it on. ' David Mankin
'Art's primary role............it's most important role is to make meaning!' Grayson Perry
'We are here to make and share work that feels raw and personal, and we are here to do it over and over again. We won't get there easily - in fact, we might never get there, but I think we have to try'. Louise Fletcher
'I keep my palettes limited so that each painting has a natural harmony and an internal cohesion. Towards the end of each painting, however, I usually add a pop of something surprising to create an exciting context. Louise Fletcher
'Disrupted realism is a term that describes works of art made by artists who have deviated from the norms of realism. These deviations, which may involve one or more formal elements - such as line, form and colour - are made intentionally, often through improvisation, to serve expressive purposes. by 'disrupting' and expanding tradition of realism, artists may suggest time, memory, and individual experience or refer to digital, photographic, or cinematic sources. It is a subjective approach to painting that favors perception over seeing and embraces subjectivity.' John Seed
'If traditional realism means painting what's there, emulating reality, then I'm trying to run away from that - unforcefully - at any cost. This deviation begins with abstraction, with fragments both real and imagined, and the realist elements kind of hover over and between the landscapes of chaos and colour that peek through wherever I leave a void.' Jerome Lagarrigue
'David Mankin explores beyond the obvious beauty and manages to express the emotion of how it feels to stand (in that landscape).' (Kate Reeve-Edwards)
'Because I want to translate not just what I see but what I feel about what I see.' David Mankin
'If you are 'painting a scene' then the emphasis is on illustration rather than feeling it.' David Mankin
'The canvas is constantly in motion. Achieving the layered, complex and multi-viewpoint quality it requires both addition and subtraction, creation and destruction, decay as important as generation. In obliterating my work I moved it on. ' David Mankin
'Art's primary role............it's most important role is to make meaning!' Grayson Perry
'We are here to make and share work that feels raw and personal, and we are here to do it over and over again. We won't get there easily - in fact, we might never get there, but I think we have to try'. Louise Fletcher
'I keep my palettes limited so that each painting has a natural harmony and an internal cohesion. Towards the end of each painting, however, I usually add a pop of something surprising to create an exciting context. Louise Fletcher
'Disrupted realism is a term that describes works of art made by artists who have deviated from the norms of realism. These deviations, which may involve one or more formal elements - such as line, form and colour - are made intentionally, often through improvisation, to serve expressive purposes. by 'disrupting' and expanding tradition of realism, artists may suggest time, memory, and individual experience or refer to digital, photographic, or cinematic sources. It is a subjective approach to painting that favors perception over seeing and embraces subjectivity.' John Seed
'If traditional realism means painting what's there, emulating reality, then I'm trying to run away from that - unforcefully - at any cost. This deviation begins with abstraction, with fragments both real and imagined, and the realist elements kind of hover over and between the landscapes of chaos and colour that peek through wherever I leave a void.' Jerome Lagarrigue