Not all strokes can cause a pain in your heart, In my opinion some strokes can really bring out extreme emotional peace and I take absolute pride in being associated with one, Yes, you’ve guessed it right, it’s none other than the strokes on canvas which in my case is quite obviously through the “ Abstract Art “.
So, this write up is more about what abstract art is in my perspective, how did it be a part of my life and why I chose to be an abstract artist all in a nutshell.
What is abstract art
So, to begin with, what according to me is Abstract art? I am sure you might have come across a lot of articles on the web where the artist has described the genre/style in their own words and every artist has a personal set of opinion based on their own experiences in their abstract journey therefore I too decided to take this opportunity to express my thoughts and my take on what Abstract art is.
Basically, if you are someone that keeps an open mind then understanding abstracts as an art becomes a cake walk because there ain’t any right or wrong to this art form, it’s a free style expression which lets the viewers interpret their experience to see where the painting can emotionally or psychologically take them, in short it’s totally a game of your personal imagination.
On a second thought, understanding Abstracts may not be everybody’s cup of tea either because some of them are completely perception oriented, for them their perception becomes their truth. One good example to that would be people with a mindset that say “ even my 5 year old could do that “, like I said I too started my journey as a child with an unintentional abstract approach towards the art, but what most of us will need to realize is, like every other art genre, Abstract art is also equally the most difficult form of art if not more, though you may have inspirations to work from but there is no definite point of reference to start or end the painting and that’s the most challenging part it, to be making a painting from the scratch, now that’s a perfect example of freedom of expression, and what you can turn that into is completely a matter of every individuals capacity in terms of creativity and emotional connect. The other most common scenario about being an abstract artist is people always wanting to know what exactly did the piece of art mean when they are not able to relate to the painting, well, let me tell you, that’s completely a personal point of view or the reasoning of the artist based on criteria and the emotions the art was created and hence cannot be debatable.
Basically, Abstract art is more about composition, line, pattern, texture, form, colour and the process, these are the basic qualities of the art style because that actually describes and also decides the overall output of the artwork in terms of the visual experiences it can create.
So that was about a little bit of my perspective on what abstract art is and how we should try to understand the genre of art.
How did I land up being an abstract artist
I always had a fascination for abstracts ever since my childhood, be it consciously or sub-consciously, if I were to work on any art project or a painting, I would always want to give an abstract touch to it, back then as a child the concept of abstraction was completely alien to me but every single stroke of art in my sketchbook was an unintentional form of abstraction not realizing how deeply it will have an impact on my subconscious mind, to me I never could think of anything more to experiment with my creativity, I knew it’s never going to be easy but as I always believed that when a going gets difficult it’s always the mind that fails first and not the body, the name of the game was “ to be persistent “ and I had to train my mind to be so, to hold on strongly to something that I loved doing the most and like they say nothing is impossible once you’ve made up your mind, the passion started to grow in me so immensely that it just got better and better each minute, ever since I’ve only been chasing my passion with no looking back and making every moment of my abstract journey count.
Why I chose Abstracts
It was more like the Abstracts chose me. For me, deciding to be an abstract artist was a combination of my passion and intuition both put together. Sometimes it’s very important that you listen to your inner voice, it tells you what’s meant to be and how to go about it, especially when it’s comes to following your heart it could never go wrong and that’s exactly when taking a leap of faith comes into picture, and if your faith is rock solid it definitely has the power to move the mountains.
Abstracts & I have always had an eternal connection with each other, I was always very committed with the idea of being creative, for me abstract art was an extension of my personality, it gave me a sense of freedom with no boundaries set, free spirited and full of life, always wanting to explore new dimensions and to be independent, to stay unique and have a identity of my own. Gratitude always goes a long way and it was my way of acknowledging the love that I had for my passion and my reason to breathe. So, there was no second thoughts of not wanting to be an abstract artist and hence Abstracts & I was a happily ever after love story.
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