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Abstract painting is interesting, refreshing, unique, it also represents the state of mind of the painter. Wassily Kandisky, a pioneer in abstract modern art, believes that total abstraction provided the possibility for “profound, transcendental expression” and instead, replicating or taking from nature only “interfered” with this. Considering this belief, abstract art represents a total different realm and we, as the audience, appreciate this new found visual language.
There are many reasons as to why abstract painting is so intriguing, firstly, it is nothing like real life, second, it’s a direct contrast to the so-called reality we are in.
MindBox hopes to be able to represent that freedom of thought and mentality. Using a box as a medium, I was putting the brain and a physical box in comparison. The more your mind is stuck without the four walls, or maybe even six, if you include the bottom and lid, the darker and more stagnant the mind is. However, when you open the box, the mind in this case, the outside of the box is painted with abstract paintings with bright colors, representing the free mind.
The painting is inspired by 3 main artists for different things: Wassily Kadinsky, Jackson Pollock, and Franz Kline’s. With these 3 abstract artists in mind, I have tried to create a box that represented an open and free mind on the outside of the box, while a stuck and dull mind inside the box.
