The distinction between recognizable imagery and abstract imagery is one of the key dialectics that has run through the modern and contemporary art worlds for the past 150 years. It’s not the only one ...

Distress, depression and discomposure dominate Riaz Rafi's new work. Expressive abstract forms in his paintings have hopelessness and fear as the most prominent aspect of our daily lives. The abstract ...

DENVER — The story goes like this. It is 1950. Virginia-born painter Judith Godwin learns that dancer and choreographer Martha Graham will be in the region and all Godwin can think about is her desire ...

In recent years, both internationally and in Malta, the art scene has witnessed a marked rise in the number of self-taught or informally trained individuals who turn to abstract painting or loosely ...

Five black images of eyes (various sizes) framed by brows appear in vertical layers in this intriguing abstract composition by Mel Davis. The Montreal born artist often takes everyday images and ...

The primary authors of this post are Dirk B. Walther (University of Toronto) and Claudia Damiano (KU Leuven) Have you ever stood before an abstract painting, feeling a surge of emotion but struggling ...