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50 Inspirational Projects
Rolina van Vliet
Search Press
July 2011 / ISBN 9781844487158
Non-Fiction/Art
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Have you always
wanted to try abstract painting but are not sure where to start?
There is surely more to it than just the random application of paint…yes
there is, and here is a whole book of ideas for the beginner abstract
artist.
This is essentially a very hands-on book filled with projects to
try an approach which I personally think works very well indeed.
At the outset the author explains how abstract art has its roots
in the figurative, but ideas are expressed in a freer manner. She
discusses concepts, line, color, inspiration and more before the
main section of the book, which is where you can find the projects.
Most of these involve acrylics rather than any other paint type,
which suits the modern style and which are very versatile. Try your
hand at playing with lines, mixed media, collage, depicting organic
forms, emulating Picasso, using newspaper cuttings and many more.
Each study has simple instructions and ideas to try along with an
example and the studies number fifty. After these there are a hundred
one-line ideas to try, such as creating an image to go with the
last book you read, using a paper ball to make textures and making
a Matisse-style paper cutout collage. All of these ideas are sure
to free up the imagination and produce some vibrant and interesting
work, so if you want to have a go at this style of art then this
is a good book to start with. You do need some basic art history
knowledge first in order to know the work of named artists, but
as all these are well known this should not pose a problem for many
artists.
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