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Abstraction is not the absence of skill

Abstract art reduces, reshapes, or abandons visible reality to focus on relationships such as colour, rhythm, and form.

The idea

The artist may remove literal detail so that structure or sensation becomes the subject. Simplification can be a deliberate result of deep observation.

An example

A few curved lines can communicate movement more directly than a carefully rendered body frozen in detail.

Put it into practice

Instead of asking “What is it?”, ask “What is this arrangement making me notice or feel?”