Abstract Art
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Artist: Anne Russinof
Anne Russinof, Linchpin, 2018, oil on canvas, 44 x 50 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Anne Russinof's newest works are part of a series in which she intimates baroque ceiling patterns. Having long been inspired by architectural forms and patterns because they provide ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shorthand (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Shorthand (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boundary Issues (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Boundary Issues (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anne Russinof, Arcs 43, 2016, Monotype, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Minimalist
Located in Darien, CT
Russinof uses large brushes to create highly energized gestures that intimate various patterns and forms in architecture such as frames, cornices and baroque ceiling vaults.
Thes...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Monotype
Swipe 3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Swipe 3 (Abstract painting)
Sumi ink and paint on paper. Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
Ribs 12 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Ribs 12 (Abstract Print)
Monotype - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For her, everyt...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monotype
Persian 1 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Persian 1 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carnival (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Carnival (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Look See (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Look See (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nightshade (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Nightshade (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Selfie (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Selfie (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coale...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Whirl (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Green Whirl (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lift Off (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lift Off (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Notation (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Notation (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Accent Grave (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Accent Grave (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Drama Queen (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Drama Queen (Abstract Painting)
Oil on linen - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Framed (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Framed (Abstract painting)
Casein on Arches paper. Unframed.
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
Likely Story (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Likely Story (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Schist 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Schist 5 (Abstract painting)
Casein on paper - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
Cursive (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Cursive (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Look See (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Look See (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playing For Time (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Playing For Time (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The m...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Persian 1 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Persian 1 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lift Off (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lift Off (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coa...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Oil on gessoed Arches paper. Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Ribs 12 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Ribs 12 (Abstract Print)
Monotype - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For her, everyt...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Monotype
Selfie (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Selfie (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coale...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Schist 9 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Schist 9 (Abstract painting)
Casein on paper - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
Drama Queen (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Drama Queen (Abstract Painting)
Oil on linen - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks co...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Breather (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coal...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Oil on gessoed Arches paper. Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Oil on gessoed Arches paper. Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks....
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Accent Grave (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Accent Grave (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Likely Story (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Likely Story (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Schist 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Schist 5 (Abstract painting)
Casein on paper - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For h...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
Lift Off (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Whirl (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Green Whirl (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Framed (Abstract painting)
Casein on Arches paper. Unframed.
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
In the Air (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks c...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carnival (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bower (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Bower (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesc...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Whirl (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carnival (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nightshade (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Playing For Time (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cursive (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Accent Grave (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Notation (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swipe 3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Swipe 3 (Abstract painting)
Sumi ink and paint on paper. Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Paper
Look See
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Selfie
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loos...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anne Russinof, Dark Frame 2, 2016, Monotype, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Minimalist
Located in Darien, CT
Russinof uses large brushes to create highly energized gestures that intimate various patterns and forms in architecture such as frames, cornices and baroque ceiling vaults.
Thes...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Monotype
Persian 1
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bower
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed
For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks. The marks coalesce into a structure, a loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Schist 9 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Casein on paper - Unframed
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
For her, everything begins with col...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Paper, Casein
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