Abstract Art
An extension of Cubism, abstract art removes most any idea of mimesis, allowing different geometries and colors to generate meaning.
Beneath the movement are dozens of sub-movements, such as Futurism (Balla and Duchamp), Orphism (the Delaunays), and later Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism. |
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| Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash |  | 1912 | | Diebenkorn, Ocean Park #54 |  | 1972 | | Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase |  | 1912 | | Klee, Ancient Sound |  | 1925 | | Kupku, Fugue for Two Colors |  | 1912 | | Miro, Blue II |  | 1963 | | Picasso, Girl Before a Mirror |  | 1932 | | Piet Mondrian, Composition A |  | 1920
Non-representational line and primary color work to express emotional states. This style is his NeoPlasticism.
| | Piet Mondrian, Composition in Red, Yellow and Blue |  | 1921
Non-representational line and primary color work to express emotional states. This style is his NeoPlasticism. | | Piet Mondrian, inspired by |  | A Mondrian-inspired house
| | Piet Mondrian, The Blooming Apple Tree |  | 1912
Contrast this more representational work to the neoplasticism of Mondrian's later works. | | Robert Delaunay, Eiffel Tower |  | 1911 | | Robert Delaunay, Homage to Bleriot |  | 1912 | | Sonia Delaunay, Triptych |  | 1963 |
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