A dramatic departure from realism, abstract art champions feeling over accuracy. Expressive brushstrokes, unexpected colour palettes and geometric structures form the foundation of the highly emotional genre, made famous by names such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Wassily Kandinsky.
Abstract art can be near-impossible to comprehend. Luckily, it doesn't ask to be. Art tends to be inseparable from its socio-political and historical context, yet abstract art favours non-objective form, prioritising raw emotion over all else.
