Abstract Art Is In The Intent

All who attempt to create abstract art do not come with the same intent. Abstract art is not about just putting paint on the canvas anyway you want. It is not about huge brushstrokes, small brushstrokes, rolling the paint, splattering the paint, working fast, working slow, painting lines and shapes, painting no shapes. Abstract art does not start with technique.

You must have something to communicate, a meaning to express in order to paint in the abstract. The closer you are to your soul, to the inner voice reflecting the frequency of the universe, the better. Without such a voice, abstract art is too easily reduced to painting on the surface. It may look interesting and even decorative. It might even be done with masterful craft skills. But it will lack depth and purpose. It will fail to communicate meaning to those who view it.

The highest calling of art is to express that which is beyond our physical world and physical senses. It is to reach into the vast and intricate web of existence to extract a fleeting moment of clarity about who we are, where we came from and what we can be.

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License