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hi this is Anita with Five Minutes with
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Art Today I want to talk a little bit
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about abstract art and specifically the
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understanding its meaning and really
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just the beauty of this art form
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Abstract art emerged in the early 20th
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century as artists sought new ways to
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express themselves beyond the
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constraints of realism While artists had
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been experimenting with abstraction for
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centuries the movement gained traction
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with pioneers such as
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Kadinski Moitch and Pete Mundreion So
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there's some of the the first ones that
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really started the origins of abstract
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art Let's first talk for a minute about
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Kadinsky Kadinsky is the first artist to
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create purely abstract paintings He
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believed art should be free from
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depicting physical reality and set focus
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on emotion and spiritual experiences His
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bold colors and dynamic compositions
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reflected his belief that visual art
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could be expressive as
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music Mulovich was also another artist
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He introduced supreme modism an art
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movement emphasizing geometric shapes
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and a sense of pure artistic feelings He
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has some famous works which were like
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the black square 1915 which challenged
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traditional artist conventions and
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redefined boundaries of visual
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expressions Pete Modrin he was another
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artist too that was known for his
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composition of vertical and horizontal
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lines interacting with primary colors He
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knows understanding sought to achieve a
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sense of universal harmony through his
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artwork influencing modern design and
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architecture Now it wouldn't be fair for
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me here to mention all these artists
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without mentioning one more There's also
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a Swedish artist by the name of Hilda of
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Clint was also thought to be one of the
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first abstract artists in um you know
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for her time She really had some great
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painting She was born in
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1862 and she actually died in
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1944 at the age of 81 And after she died
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she asked her paintings be basically
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held for like 60 years So it wasn't
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until the 1960s that people even began
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to see her works of art So she was you
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know she purely abstract compositions
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And so she's really thought to belong to
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the group of one of the first major
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abstract works in modern art history are
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some of her works of art that she really
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had this spiritualism that was tied
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together with her art But you know um
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you know abstract art what does it you
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know what does it mean unlike
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traditional art which may depict the
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landscape portrait a still life abstract
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art does not There's always have a clear
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subject instead of its meaning It's
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often open to interpretation Some ways
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to understand abstract art would be with
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like with an emotional response It's
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designed to evoke some type of feeling
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It can have symbolisms and metaphor in
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it And you know to understand the
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artist's intent Some abstract artists
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provided insight into their work through
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titles descriptions or interviews Well
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you don't need to know an artist's
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intent to appreciate their work
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understanding their perspective can help
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you And a lot of times abstract artist
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is the viewers have their own personal
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interpretation on it So you know like
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what do you see in the painting how does
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this painting make you feel you know
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each person may have a different uh view
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on it or may feel different as they view
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the painting And that's one of the
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beauties of abstract art itself is that
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it lies in its ability to transcend
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reality and to engage the viewers in
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their own imagination You know unlike
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realistic art you know here's what you
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see This is going to depict the world as
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it is abstract art encourages viewers to
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explore the unknown and the meaning
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beyond the obvious So in other words two
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people can view the same abstract
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painting and see it completely
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differently And that's one of the
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beauties of abstract art Abstract art
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also has with it the sort of freedom of
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expression with it that allows the
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artist to break the traditional rules
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and experiment with new forms And
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there's some engagement to your senses
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too It stimulates you with vibrant
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colors dynamic compositions and
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intriguing textures And it has a
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timeless appeal is that abstract art is
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something which has has shown that it's
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it's a timeless work of art and it's
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also great for decoration It's a popular
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choice because abstract art works a lot
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today in a lot of different types of
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interior design You might ask yourself
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well how can I appreciate abstract art
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well a couple things you can do is
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observe without judgment Consider your
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emotional reaction and learn about the
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artist and visit art galleries and
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museums are all ways that you can do do
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it And then begin to experiment with
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your own works of art And as you do that
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you'll have a greater appreciation of
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abstract art itself Thank you so much
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