Abstract Art Is A Type Or Art That Makes No Effort To Produce A Human Figure Like The Normal Paintings Of Its Time.
In its purest form in Western art, an abstract art is one without a recognisable subject, one which doesn't relate to anything external or try to "look like" something. Instead the colour and form are the subject of the abstract painting. It's completely non-objective or non-representational.
"Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colours, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." -- Wassily Kandinsky.
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'Abstract Art' is actually called cubism. The actual aim of it is to show many sides of a particular object. These can be very much human. From the picture, 'Weeping Woman' above, you can see that Picasso is trying to give a side-on view as well as a front-on view.
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