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In Western art history, the break from the notion that a painting had to represent something happened in the early 20th century. [[Impressionism]], [[Fauvism]], [[Cubism]] and other art movements of the time all contributed by breaking the "rules" of art followed since The Renaissance. <ref> [http://painting.about.com/od/abstractart/a/abstract_art.htm]</ref>  

In Western art history, the break from the notion that a painting had to represent something happened in the early 20th century. [[Impressionism]], [[Fauvism]], [[Cubism]] and other art movements of the time all contributed by breaking the "rules" of art followed since The Renaissance.<ref>[http://painting.about.com/od/abstractart/a/abstract_art.htm]</ref>  

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in 1910. [[Wassily Kandinsky]] wrote an essay called Concerning the Spiritual in Art, which described his journey from painting naturalistic landscapes to painting abstract works. In it, he writes that painting, like music, should not be a description of the external world, but rather contains its own reality, which comes from the 'inner necessity' of the artist - the inner artistic vision. <ref> [http://www.ndoylefineart.com/gorky.html Artist Profile: Arshile Gorky.] </ref>  

in 1910. [[Wassily Kandinsky]] wrote an essay called Concerning the Spiritual in Art, which described his journey from painting naturalistic landscapes to painting abstract works. In it, he writes that painting, like music, should not be a description of the external world, but rather contains its own reality, which comes from the 'inner necessity' of the artist - the inner artistic vision.<ref>[http://www.ndoylefineart.com/gorky.html Artist Profile: Arshile Gorky.]</ref>  

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== Some history ==

== Some history ==

[[File:Cezanne Le lac dAnnecy.jpg|thumb|220px|Cézanne, Le lac d'Annecy, 1896.]]

[[File:Cezanne Le lac dAnnecy.jpg|thumb|220px|Cézanne, Le lac d'Annecy, 1896.]]

The roots of abstract art may be found in native cultures and later in some works of [[Romanticism]], [[Impressionism]], [[Fauvism]] and [[Expressionism]] Schools' artists. [[Paul Cézanne]]'s [[Post-Impressionism]] works, aimed to make a construction of reality based on an special view that  modulated color in flat areas, became the basis of a new trend in visual art and a catalyst for the abstract art of the 20th century. He is often seen as anticipating cubist. ''Today's perception of abstract art dates back to 1910, when [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Georges Braque]] invented [[cubism]] which within half a decade, led to the pure abstract art created by [[Piet Mondrian]] and Russian styles such as constructivism and suprematism.'' <ref> [http://paintings.name/] </ref> Russian-born French [[Wassily Kandinsky]]  is considered one of the fathers of abstract art. Around 1914 and 1915, [[Henri Matisse]], with expressive use of strong colors and free and imaginative drawing, comes very close to a pure abstraction idea as in ''The Yellow Curtain''.   

The roots of abstract art may be found in native cultures and later in some works of [[Romanticism]], [[Impressionism]], [[Fauvism]] and [[Expressionism]] Schools' artists. [[Paul Cézanne]]'s [[Post-Impressionism]] works, aimed to make a construction of reality based on an special view that  modulated color in flat areas, became the basis of a new trend in visual art and a catalyst for the abstract art of the 20th century. He is often seen as anticipating cubist. ''Today's perception of abstract art dates back to 1910, when [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Georges Braque]] invented [[cubism]] which within half a decade, led to the pure abstract art created by [[Piet Mondrian]] and Russian styles such as constructivism and suprematism.'' <ref>[http://paintings.name/]</ref> Russian-born French [[Wassily Kandinsky]]  is considered one of the fathers of abstract art. Around 1914 and 1915, [[Henri Matisse]], with expressive use of strong colors and free and imaginative drawing, comes very close to a pure abstraction idea as in ''The Yellow Curtain''.   

   

   

Between 1910 and 1920, abstract art developed in America, Europe and Russia through the efforts of Cubists like Duchamp and Lipchitz, [[Dadaism|Dadaists]], Volticists and Futurists like Kasomir and [[Piet Mondrian]]. Artists experimented with an increased zeal, liberated in their creation from the conventional forms.  

Between 1910 and 1920, abstract art developed in America, Europe and Russia through the efforts of Cubists like Duchamp and Lipchitz, [[Dadaism|Dadaists]], Volticists and Futurists like Kasomir and [[Piet Mondrian]]. Artists experimented with an increased zeal, liberated in their creation from the conventional forms.  

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The principal abstract art movements were [[Cubism]] (notably France), [[Futurism]] (Italy), Vorticism (Britain), De Stijl (Netherlands), Rayonism, [[Constructivism]], and [[Suprematism]] (Russia), [[Abstract Expressionism]] (USA) and Art Informel (Europe). <ref> [http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/abstract-art.htm]</ref>  

The principal abstract art movements were [[Cubism]] (notably France), [[Futurism]] (Italy), Vorticism (Britain), De Stijl (Netherlands), Rayonism, [[Constructivism]], and [[Suprematism]] (Russia), [[Abstract Expressionism]] (USA) and Art Informel (Europe).<ref>[http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/abstract-art.htm]</ref>  

Also important are [[Lyrical Abstraction]] and Color Field.  

Also important are [[Lyrical Abstraction]] and Color Field.  

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[[Pablo Picasso]] (1881 - 1973) not only revolutionized [[painting]] but also the art of [[sculpture]] in the early 20th century.  

[[Pablo Picasso]] (1881 - 1973) not only revolutionized [[painting]] but also the art of [[sculpture]] in the early 20th century.  

Abstract sculpture may be exemplified in works by Julio González (1876 - 1942), Hans Arp (1887-1966), Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), [[Joan Miró]] (1893 – 1983), Alexander Calder (1898-1976), [[Henry Moore]] (1898-1986), [[Salvador Dalí]] (1904 - 1989) and Alexandra Wejchert (1921-1995).  

Abstract sculpture may be exemplified in works by Julio González (1876 - 1942), Hans Arp (1887-1966), Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), [[Joan Miró]] (1893 – 1983), Alexander Calder (1898-1976), [[Henry Moore]] (1898-1986), [[Salvador Dalí]] (1904–1989) and Alexandra Wejchert (1921-1995).  

The explorations of Julio González, a Spanish abstract sculptor, ''led to abstract configurations of welded metal that can be seen in the works of Americans such as David Smith, Theodore Roszack, Seymour Lipton, and Herbert Ferber.'' <ref> [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0859702.html]</ref>  and Mexicans like [[Enrique Carbajal]] (Sebastian).

The explorations of Julio González, a Spanish abstract sculptor, ''led to abstract configurations of welded metal that can be seen in the works of Americans such as David Smith, Theodore Roszack, Seymour Lipton, and Herbert Ferber.'' <ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0859702.html]</ref>  and Mexicans like [[Enrique Carbajal]] (Sebastian).