Abstract Art

Alice Gorton, Oil Slick, 2012. Mixed media on canvas, 1300 mm x 1700 mm. © Image: Alice Gorton/Works in Print

For some abstract art provokes a negative reaction.  Its lack of representation, or reference to nature or an object, occasionally gives rise to the assumption the artist has insufficient skill to produce a picture or sculpture of recognisable reality; or that she or he has thoughtlessly placed paint or other media on a surface.  While […]