Abstract expressionism is a pictorial movement which advocates the representation of emotions and feelings notably through abstract shapes. In other words, it encourages subjectivity and spontaneity in artistic creation. From this ensued works that broke with representation, charged with the emotionalism of its creator and where his gestural [Read more]

Founded in Paris, in 1931, the goal of group Abstraction-Création was to reunite myriad artists of diverse origins, who advocated abstract art and were determined to promote it. At the time, almost all artists who were fervent supporters of this form of art, considered marginal, belonged to the association.

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Drawing its origins from abstract expressionism, geometrical abstraction appeared in the wake of constructivism during the 20th Century and represented a certain form of opposition to surrealism, with at the head of the movement painters Kazimir Malevitch, Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg.

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Russian in origin, Kazimir Malevitch is mainly known for his abstract creations. For him, representation sets limits which must be surpassed, and an artist must reinvent rather than copy reality. The total sobriety of the canvas, through the absence of true colors and use of the square, enabled him to attain a high degree of purity.

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Considered one of the most illustrious painters of the 20th Century, Pablo Picasso was born in Spain but spent most of his life in France. Although he's generally associated with painting, he's undoubtedly one of the most polyvalent artists ever, equally producing scores of sculptures, collages, etc.

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Born in the Netherlands in 1872, Piet Mondrian tried his hand at several different forms of art before experimenting with the techniques which were to make him famous and connect him with abstract art. Later on, he became interested in cubism, a springboard which propelled him towards the making of canvases characterized by the use of [Read more]