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Abstract Art With A Twist - Our Mixed Media Works For Sale!

Merging two or more mediums and materials in a single artwork became increasingly popular in the 20th century. Picasso’s Still Life with Chair Caning is commonly considered the first modern collag...

Ten Black and White Abstract Pieces to Add to Your Collection

From Malevich’s pure geometric forms devoid of color to Soulages, the master of noir -- whose retrospective is currently on at the Louvre in celebration of his 100th birthday, abstract art explore...

The Importance of Texture in Abstract Art

Broadly speaking there are two categories of texture in art, just as in life: rough and smooth. Both can be hard or soft, wet or dry, organic or synthetic, etc. And infinite gradations of roughnes...

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...

A Brief History of Gouache in Abstract Art

Can paint speak? In 1964, Canadian philosopher Herbert Marshall McLuhan coined the now-famous phrase, “The medium is the message.” If McLuhan was correct, that means that whatever is communicated ...

The Week in Abstract Art – True Colors

This week, half a world apart from each other, exhibitions open featuring two of Modernism’s greatest masters of color. The first, Henri Matisse: Rhythm and Meaning, opens 13 July and runs through...

Jean Feinberg Exhibition of Gouaches on Japanese Paper Opening at John Davis Gallery

Over the past decade, a small but dedicated assortment of fine art galleries has opened in Hudson, New York, 120 miles north of Manhattan. One of the first, and by consensus the best among them is...

Love in the Age of Medium Specificity

As art lovers, we seek ways of increasing our enjoyment of art. One reliable way we’ve found to do this is to converse with each other about the art we love, to talk about what we like, what we do...