{"id":22025,"date":"2023-09-16T21:13:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T01:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T02:17:40","slug":"just-what-is-abstract-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/en\/just-what-is-abstract-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Just what is abstract art?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22025\" class=\"elementor elementor-22025 elementor-21983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f6e63e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f6e63e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d585a6b\" data-id=\"d585a6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bb58a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88bb58a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Over the centuries, there have been many trends in pictorial art. Just think of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Egyptian art,<\/strong><\/span> which rigidly depicted deities and pharaohs, or <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Romanticism<\/strong><\/span> which emphasized the expression of emotions, the individual and nature, or\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Impressionism,<\/strong><\/span> which tried to capture the light and atmosphere of outdoor scenes.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Abstract art<\/strong><\/span> emerged in the early 20th century with painters such as Kandinsky, Mondrian and Malevich.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a826598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a826598\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8127ea8\" data-id=\"8127ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2467f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2467f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/717px-Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow-qv4p3bg09hbp945wq1lze681gs72wq3def07sye380.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"717px-Kazimir_Malevich,_1915,_Black_Suprematic_Square,_oil_on_linen_canvas,_79.5_x_79.5_cm,_Tretyakov_Gallery,_Moscow\" alt=\"717px-Kazimir_Malevich,_1915,_Black_Suprematic_Square,_oil_on_linen_canvas,_79.5_x_79.5_cm,_Tretyakov_Gallery,_Moscow\" loading=\"lazy\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/717px-Kazimir_Malevich_1915_Black_Suprematic_Square_oil_on_linen_canvas_79.5_x_79.5_cm_Tretyakov_Gallery_Moscow-qv4p3bg09hbp945wq1lze681gs72wq3def07sye380.jpg\" title=\"717px-Kazimir_Malevich,_1915,_Black_Suprematic_Square,_oil_on_linen_canvas,_79.5_x_79.5_cm,_Tretyakov_Gallery,_Moscow\" alt=\"717px-Kazimir_Malevich,_1915,_Black_Suprematic_Square,_oil_on_linen_canvas,_79.5_x_79.5_cm,_Tretyakov_Gallery,_Moscow\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Carr\u00e9 noir sur fond blanc, Kasimir Malevitch, 1915<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-490753c\" data-id=\"490753c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a838e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a838e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/722px-Piet_Mondriaan_1921_-_Composition_en_rouge_jaune_bleu_et_noir-qv4p39kbvt94lw8n10sq96p4a0gchbvwq5p8uegvkg.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"722px-Piet_Mondriaan,_1921_-_Composition_en_rouge,_jaune,_bleu_et_noir\" alt=\"Catalogue no. SCH-1957-0071\n0333329 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nPiet Mondriaan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nTitle: Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray and Blue Painting\nscan van neg juni2006\" loading=\"lazy\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/722px-Piet_Mondriaan_1921_-_Composition_en_rouge_jaune_bleu_et_noir-qv4p39kbvt94lw8n10sq96p4a0gchbvwq5p8uegvkg.jpg\" title=\"722px-Piet_Mondriaan,_1921_-_Composition_en_rouge,_jaune,_bleu_et_noir\" alt=\"Catalogue no. SCH-1957-0071\n0333329 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nPiet Mondriaan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nTitle: Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray and Blue Painting\nscan van neg juni2006\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Composition en rouge, jaune, bleu et noir, Piet Mondrian, 1921<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f383353\" data-id=\"f383353\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07edac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07edac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Vassily_Kandinsky_1913_-_Color_Study_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles-qv4p37ol2fmtnuoh6bm1y95hs96ra77dha7lmyn4e8.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vassily_Kandinsky,_1913_-_Color_Study,_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles\" alt=\"Vassily_Kandinsky,_1913_-_Color_Study,_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles\" loading=\"lazy\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Vassily_Kandinsky_1913_-_Color_Study_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles-qv4p37ol2fmtnuoh6bm1y95hs96ra77dha7lmyn4e8.jpg\" title=\"Vassily_Kandinsky,_1913_-_Color_Study,_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles\" alt=\"Vassily_Kandinsky,_1913_-_Color_Study,_Squares_with_Concentric_Circles\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Carr\u00e9s et cercles concentriques, Vassily Kandinsky, 1913<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad95c3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad95c3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebbbf69\" data-id=\"ebbbf69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568bffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568bffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abstract art is characterized by the absence of figurative representation or direct reference to reality. Instead of depicting objects, landscapes or people in a recognizable way, abstract artists use shapes, colors, lines and textures to express ideas, emotions and concepts in a non-figurative way. Abstract art allows artists to create works of art that are often open to the viewer&#8217;s personal interpretation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da57a20\" data-id=\"da57a20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b5130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5b5130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-300x224.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-416x310.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-600x447.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195.jpg 939w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17061 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"17061\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-300x224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-416x310.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195-600x447.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/0Y0A2195.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-wp-pid=\"17061\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Je n'ai pas peur du ridicule, Chantal Proulx, 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5f9c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5f9c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aef472\" data-id=\"2aef472\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03e734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e03e734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-240x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-416x519.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-600x749.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme.jpg 820w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21992 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" data-wp-pid=\"21992\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-416x519.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme-600x749.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Dualisme.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" data-wp-pid=\"21992\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Coucher de soleil sur l'\u00e9tang, Chantal Proulx, 2008<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeedcbe\" data-id=\"aeedcbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a06bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a06bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The different movements in abstract art<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several movements in abstract art, each with its own characteristics and evolution over time. Here are just a few examples.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Geometric<\/strong><\/span> abstract art is characterized by the use of geometric shapes, straight lines and angles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5644dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5644dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b6db84\" data-id=\"0b6db84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551d53d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"551d53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abstract <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>expressionist<\/strong><\/span> art emphasizes the expression of emotions through color, texture and gesture. It includes the sub-category of <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>gestural art<\/strong><\/span>, characterized by a spontaneous, gestural approach to artistic creation, in which artists use rapid, expressive gestures to apply paint to canvas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a93674c\" data-id=\"a93674c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5273ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5273ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Y0A4522-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Y0A4522-416x556.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0Y0A4522.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-wp-pid=\"20080\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Les g\u00e9raniums, Chantal Proulx, 2023<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef6731e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef6731e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-416x602.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-600x868.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819.jpg 708w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22006 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" data-wp-pid=\"22006\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-207x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22006\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-416x602.jpg 416w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819-600x868.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chantalproulx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_4819.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" data-wp-pid=\"22006\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00c9clipse, Chantal Proulx, 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f207918\" data-id=\"f207918\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef51c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef51c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Minimalist<\/strong><\/span> abstract art: this trend is characterized by simplicity and reduction to the essential, using very simple forms, limited colors and uncluttered surfaces to create works of art that call for contemplation and reflection.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223611e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"223611e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbf61c9\" data-id=\"cbf61c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd869d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edd869d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6094c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6094c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1518433\" data-id=\"1518433\" 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Many abstract artists have been influenced by several of these movements over the course of their careers. Others combine these movements in a single work. But one thing is constant: there is no figurative representation in abstract art.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, abstract art became a widespread artistic movement, opening up new avenues for artistic creativity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the centuries, there have been many trends in pictorial art. Just think of\u00a0Egyptian art, which rigidly depicted deities and pharaohs, or Romanticism which emphasized the expression of emotions, the individual and nature, or\u00a0Impressionism, which tried to capture the light and atmosphere of outdoor scenes. 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