Rooster Graffiti

A collection of colorful images extracted from a painted graffiti mural in Richmond, Virginia.... more

by Terry Rowe

Title

Rooster Graffiti

Artist

Terry Rowe

Medium

Mixed Media - Digital Photography

Description

A collection of colorful images extracted from a painted graffiti mural in Richmond, Virginia.

Abstracts appeal to me because there is always something new to discover in an abstract image if you're willing to look inside.

Abstract expressionism: an artistic movement of the mid-20th century comprising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing especially an artist's liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and usually nonrepresentational means.

From About.com: Abstract Art
Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture (including assemblage) that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world - even in an extremely distorted or exaggerated way. Therefore, the subject of the work is based on what you see: color, shapes, brushstrokes, size, scale and, in some cases, the process (see action painting). Abstract art began in 1911 with such works as Picture with a Circle (1911) by the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944).

Kandinsky believed that colors provoke emotions. Red was lively and confident; Green was peaceful with inner strength; Blue was deep and supernatural; Yellow could be warm, exciting, disturbing or totally bonkers; and White seemed silent but full of possibilities. He also assigned instrument tones to go with each color: Red sounded like a trumpet; Green sounded like a middle-position violin; Light Blue sounded like flute; Dark Blue sounded like a cello, Yellow sounded like a fanfare of trumpets; and White sounded like the pause in a harmonious melody.

Additionally, Abstraction usually refers to Abstract Art, artworks that do not represent a being, place or thing. Abstraction can also refer to depicting a being, place or thing in a simplified, generalized manner, such as using a circle to represent the sun.

I hope you will consider acquiring one of my photographs for your personal enjoyment or as a gift.

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March 1st, 2015