In many of today’s best examples of contemporary abstract art we see the exploration of architectural structures, which are layered, distorted or deconstructed to create unusual views and perspectives, along with the invocation of abstract space. Architectural Structures Julie Mehretu, Stadia II, 2004 Vast Scales and Installations Katharina Grosse at the National Gallery in Prague, 2019ĥ. Meanwhile the German sculptor Manfred Pernice creates higgledy-piggledy, mock-architectural constructs that merge hand-made and precise elements.ģ. One key example is the Scottish painter Callum Innes, who merges the ordered geometry of minimalism with a messy technique he calls un-painting – stripping back layers of paint with turpentine. We can see the influence of minimalist geometry, simplicity and an emphasis on the object status of art throughout the work of many contemporary abstract artists, although they often also include messy, painterly, or hand-made elements, as a reminder that these are objects made by a human hand. Minimalism emerged during the 1970s and it had a monumental impact on the development of contemporary abstract art. New Minimalism Manfred Pernice, Blume II, 2014 For example, in the art of German painter Albert Oehlen, we see the playful integration of digital marks and painterly expressionism, to create an appealing mish-mash of conflicting styles.Ģ. One important aspect of contemporary abstract art that has been popular since the 1980s is the incorporation of digital or photographic elements, which give images a glossy, artificial sheen, or a synthetic, printed quality. Digital Elements Albert Oehlen, Born to Be Late, 2001
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