1. ABSTRACTION Abstraction indicates a departure from reality in depiction of subject matter. This departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or it can be complete. Complete abstraction = non-representational

2. Artistic rebellion against high realism that persisted in Western art since the Renaissance Began 1850s Coincides with invention of photography

3. Picasso. Guernica. 1937. oil on canvas. 349 cm × 776 cm (137.4 in × 305.5 in)

4. Mondrian and Abstraction Through the following collection of slides, one can see the evolution of Mondrian’s style from realistic, through abstraction, to non-representational paintings.

12. Types of Abstraction Distortion/exaggeration Fragmentation Simplification Layering

13. Distortion/Exaggeration Any change made by an artist in the size, position or general character of forms Picasso. Guernica. 1937. oil on canvas. 349 cm × 776 cm (137.4 in × 305.5 in)

14. Fragmentation of breaking an image or form into small or separate parts and possibly combining it with other images or forms Michael Mapes. case no. 1627; female- dutch, 2013 29″w x 13″ h x 3″ d photographic prints, insect pins, pinning foam, gelatin capsules, glass vials, optomotrist lens, paint samples, modeling clay, dried botanical matter, fabric, magnifying box, plastic specimen bags, cotton thread

15. Simplification Simplification is the technique of reducing a composition to only the most essential elements that support the visual statement. It uses a visual language of simplified forms, colors and lines

16. Layering Overlapping of images within a work so that some parts of lower images are obscured and create juxtapositions with the upper layers. Oliver Jeffers. WITHOUT A DOUBT PART 2 2012 oil on canvas dipped in enamel 20” x 16”