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Less Is More! Collect Your Minimal Abstract Art Here

Less is more, a popular aphorism by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, not only succinctly captured the essence of emerging minimalism, but inspired the movement that continues to evolve in a number of aes...

You'll Simply Love These Abstract Art Prints For Sale!

A centuries-old process of creating artwork by printing found itself at the forefront of contemporary art as horizons of the visual reflected the cascading transformations of human experience that...

The Spatial Reliefs of Hélio Oiticica

An exhibition of early works by Hélio Oiticica at Galerie Lelong & Co. New York is worth a trip to see, as it offers a glimpse into the pure plastic aestheticism that formed the basis of the o...

Dana Gordon in Paris – New Abstract Painting from New York

Dana Gordon's elegant, powerful new work sings beautifully in its refined setting in Paris's Galerie Metanoia, on rue Quincampoix in the Beaubourg neighborhood. "Lucky Paris" is the response from ...

Female Abstract Artists You Should Know

There is a gender bias in art. But important female abstract artists are not in short supply. The problem is market demand. In 1971, Linda Nochlin wrote an influential article on gender bias in ar...

Discover the Gouache Art You Can Collect

We have written before about gouache art, exploring its rich history and traditions in relation to abstraction. Gouache is a versatile paint medium that combines some of the most desirable traits ...

IdeelArt Gathering in Brooklyn

IdeelArt recently had the pleasure of getting together for a few hours with more than thirty American abstract artists in a bar in Brooklyn. The experience was unique and powerful. We often meet o...

Square Tendencies: Abstraction and Geometry

The use of geometric patterns in art is an ancient human tendency. Long before the European and American abstract artists explored geometric statements in their work, Islamic artists, bound by str...

Elements of Abstraction - Elizabeth Gourlay in an Interview

Elizabeth Gourlay considers her work a meditation on shapes and colors, sometimes comparing her studio practice to the process of composing music. Using a mixture of mediums ranging from oils to g...

The Far-Reaching Influence of Momentous Modern Abstract Paintings

Modern is tricky. If I say I want a modern apartment I mean one suited toward today’s lifestyle: one that’s wired, green, open and light-filled. If I say I love modern abstract paintings, I mean o...

Less is More: Minimalism

Minimalism is an abstract art movement which emerged in America in the 1960’s, and which mostly refers to painting and sculpture. Minimalist pieces in no way attempt to represent external visual r...