How to Appreciate a Modern Abstract Art Painting

When you talk about painting, two forms can be in your mind, a painting that represents a real object and an abstract painting. Mostly, people can easily appreciate representational paintings because they easily depict very clear representation of a real object or situation and are very easy to understand.

On the other hand, abstract painting is just so complicated that it can’t be understood with just a glimpse of an eye. The viewer must have a deeper examination and he must have an open mind to see what the object in the painting truly means. But still, not all representational paintings are too narrow to represent just real objects.

Impressionists don’t just paint real representations of objects; they try to incorporate other meanings to a real object being represented in the canvas. Abstract paintings, true to their nature, are created through shapes, colors and designs that don’t specifically relate to any real objects. Most of the time viewers don’t appreciate an abstract painting because of the very complicated essence of it.

It is just like the artist has run out of ideas that he has just thrown paint all over a canvas without any point to it. But it is wrong to make such a conclusion as abstract paintings impart more ideas than representational paintings. A simple combination of colors on a canvas in a circulated motion can mean so many things to a viewer. The artwork can simply be appreciated if only by those who feel a connection with the painting.

Abstract paintings are more than what they meet the eye. An artist can connect more using his own emotion as the source of his work. To appreciate an artwork you need to look at all the possible aspects of it. Why was this made? What is the background of the artist? What is the environment of the artists as he was making this piece? Many questions and ideas must be asked before you could judge an artwork. You need an open mind and heart to truly appreciate an abstract painting.