Abduzeedo Inspiration Guide for Designers

Chapter 1. Abstract Art

Constant startle, by Benjamin Low

By the end of the 19th century, many artists felt a need to create a new kind of art that would reflect the fundamental changes taking place in technology, science, and philosophy. Inspired by Western art that had, since the Renaissance, reproduced an illusion of visible reality, these artists developed a new style known as abstract art. Abstract art is a visual language that uses forms, color, and lines to create a composition that serves as a kind of independent art, encompassing almost any visual reference in the world. We can define abstract art in the most basic terms as an exaggeration ...