His later paintings are virtually all non-representational, reflecting his interest in
abstract design elements, as well as geometric shapes that are visually «complicated» by various pairings of colors.
Not exact matches
Design elements pay homage to Hinckley's history as a lumber and rail town which is reflected in the diner's
abstract art murals and rich wood ceiling detail.
I use both natural and
abstract elements as my departure point to create a collection of items that combines my interests in bold, graphic woodcut / relief art, the craft of sewing, and, in particular, nature, giving a nod to mid-Twentieth Century
design too.
It's an aerodynamic
abstract with protrusions that suggest
design elements from iconic aircraft.
That is why the most famous fashion houses and brands have demonstrated many plaid coat
designs and the variety of patterns is huge — they can be small and large, in different colors or dark colors, with strict lines or
abstract elements.
But doing so presumes «gameplay» can not be
abstracted in the ways we routinely
abstract other
design elements.
Cally Shadbolt, a Fine Art student at Bucks New University uses sculpture and drawing to explore the possibilities of materials within
abstract design, often combining two contrasting
elements to create new objects.
Looking for something
abstract behind the company name, For Brands visualised the luxury
element of the company with their simple but tactile
designs.
He continues: «Matisse's late work does contribute quite prominently, if not iconically, to a certain strand in the conjunction of modernism and abstraction which blurs the distinction between art and
design, and more specifically between
abstract painting and the decorative and applied arts... I've always considered Matisse's greatest contribution to art not his colour, which is undoubtedly exceptional, but his inventive painterly architectures reasserting what [painting] does (what, in a way, it has always done), what it delivers, by the act of continual reinvention; finding yet more new ways to keep it alive — and of course, keep it keenly separate from
design and the applied arts even when in the act of using
elements of those very disciplines to elaborate and enrich the spatial structures of his painting.»
Here, the paintings and sculptural furniture, displayed in the form of
abstracted period rooms, function as material with which to examine how
elements of décor are used to contextualise particular artworks, and conversely, how fine art adds value to
design.
Dow creates geometric,
abstract paintings that blend Mondrian's plasticity of formal abstraction with
elements of mapping and architectural
design.
Curated by Philadelphian Douglas Witmer, this show is both an exploration of the thrilling
design elements present in
abstract visual work and a unique portal through which to examine the themes and concerns implicit in contemporary
abstract art.