{"id":13018,"date":"2013-03-05T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2013-03-05T07:00:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T07:00:34","slug":"that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2013\/03\/05\/that\/","title":{"rendered":"I Could Do That!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hear it muttered often as I study for my Modern Art exams: \u201cThat\u2019s art?\u00a0But I could do that!\u201d People are flabbergasted by some of the artworks\u00a0that have made it into history books. Rothko, Pollock, and De Kooning\u00a0\u2013 all considered geniuses of their time. Closely following Surrealism, this\u00a0seemingly simple style of art called Abstract Expressionism focused on the\u00a0automatic, the active, and the subconscious. Works of this genre took on\u00a0the focus and purpose of technique, as opposed to true representation.<\/p>\n

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Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm, metmuseum.org<\/p><\/div>\n

What many do not realize is that artworks such as these were not Jackson\u00a0Pollock pouring paint about onto the canvas. The innovator would mix his\u00a0paint with sand, shattered glass, even cigarettes. With his paintings selling\u00a0for $160,800,000, you\u2019d think Pollock could afford an ashtray.<\/p>\n

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No. 13 (White, Red, on Yellow), 1958<\/p><\/div>\n

Rothko\u2019s color field paintings were a search for spirituality through\u00a0resonant color. However, many only see that artist\u2019s squares upon\u00a0rectangles, who, for his part didn\u2019t even have the courtesy to care enough\u00a0to make even lines.<\/p>\n

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Tsuli by Elizabeth Chapman on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Though it may seem like your 6 year old has come home with any one of\u00a0these artworks a time or two, there was reason and expression behind\u00a0each of these abstractions. So, what does Elizabeth Chapman<\/a>, an Art\u00a0Educator and Zatista artist, embed in her expressionistic works? She finds\u00a0great inspiration for her compositions in music, and believes her works are\u00a0the reflections of her current state of mind and body.<\/p>\n

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Talk About Art! by Marilyn Fenn<\/p><\/div>\n

Marilyn Fenn<\/a> attempts to show her audience the beauty and aesthetics\u00a0found right in front of them in the simple shapes of her abstract pieces.\u00a0These cellular and organic shapes are fascinating and captivating, and\u00a0do possess an element of splendor one does not assume to find in simple\u00a0shapes.<\/p>\n

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Transparency by Marie Kazalia on Zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Although it may seem tempting to roll your dog in paint and put him\u00a0on top of a canvas, perhaps we should leave the abstraction to the pros. Until your canine develops his keen sense of obscure expressionism,\u00a0check out some of the abstract pieces on Zatista, and see what our artists\u00a0have to say.<\/p>\n

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