Not exact matches
Highlighting politics, religion and popular culture, sex, citizenship, mysticism, and iconography, Figueredo paints and carves
images that are both
recognizable and falsified, compelling the viewer to believe in these dream - like stills as scenes from the past,
present and future.
As a result, his interest moved from making
recognizable images to
presenting archetypes of the subconscious — highly stylized and at times totemic figures or markings.
The artists
present everyday materials as artworks, mine
recognizable images for their poetic potential, and take their art to the streets.
Abstract art's defining essence, what made it a departure from previous methods, is that instead of endeavoring to
present an
image of something
recognizable, like an object or a landscape or a human figure, it endeavored to create new imagery that would inspire an emotional response from viewers.