Figurative Abstract Art
Abstract painting has always been an interest for me. I started to experiment with this painting style several years ago. I used to doodle on notepads anything that can get my hands on, I started making these little figures. You can view some of the samples of it in the piece from January post “ My journey with David Bowie”. The figures have involved over time. It was time to make a painting. It was a free-form, expression of painting. This is when I actually let go and lose control of the brush strokes. Sometimes I will paint along with the music. Other times I would paint in silence. Either way, I let the paintbrush in my heart call the shots. When it was time to enter different competitions, they were constantly asking what category. I never knew what to call this form of art. After some research, I decided to label it “Figurative Abstract Art”.
Figurative: art that show figures, (human or animal form), in a painting or sculpture.
Abstract: art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
