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Today's Abstract Painting Gallery #48

2011-12-01T11:29:00.004-05:00

" PLURAL PASTICHE" - MODERN ABSTRACT PAINTING/COLLAGE ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young

The 48th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Plural Pastiche". The abstract artwork fuses collage elements of drawing, painting and digital art.
It's a pastiche of various elements collaged to give new meaning to a new form... glimpses on an abstract journey.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Today's Abstract Painting Gallery #47

2011-11-29T16:31:00.004-05:00

" MONOCHROME 1" - MODERN ABSTRACT PAINTING ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young

The 47th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Monochrome 1". This is the first in a series of abstract painting, exploring movement and form that I tried as a series. They act as a sketch or prelude to doing larger works.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Today's Abstract Digital Online Gallery #46

2011-10-20T12:59:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #46

"Efflux" - MODERN ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young

The 46th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Efflux". This is an abstract artwork, combining photography, drawing and digital painting techniques.
Experimenting with color, expressive wandering lines, and a fusing of the elements.
Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Today's Abstract Digital Gallery- Divided Loyalties

2011-08-23T15:02:00.006-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #45

"Divided Loyalties" - MODERN ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young

The 45th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Divided Loyalties". This is an abstract artwork, combining photography, drawing and digital painting techniques.
Experimenting with color, expressive wandering lines, and a fusing of the elements.
Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Today's Abstract Digital Art #44 - Collision of Color

2011-07-06T15:24:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #44

"Collision of Colors" - MODERN ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young

The 44th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Collision of Color". This is an abstract artwork, combining photography, drawing and digital painting techniques.
Experimenting with color, expressive wandering lines, and a fusing of the elements.
Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Kandinsky on art

2011-06-16T10:49:00.003-05:00

While browsing 'The Blaue Reiter', by Hajo Duchting, about the movement that led to a more modern approach to art and the abstract movement, a number of quotes jumped out.
" Kandinsky here once again, and with great vehemence, stages the destruction of the old worldview, that concept of painting, out of which the new spiritual epoch is to be born. Out of this disintegration of times, he creates a new harmony consisting of contrapuntal pictorial processes, in whose conflicts and collisions - always balanced, never informal - the picture of the spiritual emerges."

Wassily Kandinsky, in 1912 describes the process that was absorbing his thoughts - "clashing discords, loss of equilibrium, 'principles' overthrown, unexpected drumbeats, great questionings, apparently purposeless strivings, stress and longing (apparently torn apart), chains and fetters broken (which had united many), opposites and contradictions - this is our harmony."

Under such contradictory circumstances and clashing thoughts, is it any wonder that abstraction as a solution, would emerge.

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #43

2011-06-15T10:50:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #43

"Angled Variations" - MODERN ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young
The 43rd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Angled Variations". This is an abstract artwork, combining photography, drawing and digital painting techniques.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #42

2011-03-29T19:29:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART DIGITAL GALLERY #42

"BOWL OVER" - MODERN ABSTRACT DIGITAL ART ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young
The 42nd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Bowl Over". This is an an abstract artwork, combining photography and digital painting techniques.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART PAINTING GALLERY #41

2011-03-08T08:32:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART PAINTING GALLERY #41

"URBAN ENCROACHING" - MODERN ABSTRACT PAINTING/COLLAGE ON PAPER by Errol Moo Young
The 41st in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Urban Encroaching". This is an an abstract artwork, combining background acrylic painting, collage and drawings. A figure emerging, from the encroaching pressures of modern living. This mixed media artwork fuses various drawings executed over a period of time, They are combined in a collage to release new meanings, alluding to the gradual encroaching of the urban into the rural.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract paintings can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART PAINTING GALLERY #40

2011-02-15T14:24:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART PAINTING GALLERY #40

MODERN ABSTRACT PAINTING/COLLAGE ON PAPER
The 40th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Unravelling". This is an an abstract artwork, combining background acrylic painting, collage and drawings. A figure emerging, unravelling the complexity of modern living. This mixed media artwork fuses various drawings executed over a period of time, They are combined in a collage to release new meanings, alluding to the ying and yang of daily existence.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract paintings can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Holy Trinity Cathedral now 100 years old.

2011-02-11T16:51:00.004-05:00

Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston, Jamaica celebrated its 100th Anniversary on February 6, 2011. Hundreds turned out to witness the occasion.

On the retirement of Bishop Gordon, the Holy See selected Father John J. Collins, S.J., as Administrator Apostolic of the Vicariate of of Jamaica. Father Collins should have fallen heir to the stately brick-constructed Holy Trinity Church, boasting a seating capacity of eighteen hundred. Instead he fell heir to their ruins and rubble, to their cracked walls, gaunt pillars and roofless structures - the aftermath of the awful, destructive earthquake of January 14, 1907. In a matter of seconds Kingston was in ruins. Holy Trinity Church was utterly destroyed.

Soon after his consecration by the Holy See on October 28, 1907, Bishop John J. Collins spent some months in the United States collecting funds and furthering plans for the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Twenty thousand Catholics had no place to worship save one small chapel, St. Anne’s in western Kingston.

There was some difference of opinion as to whether it should be built on the ruins of old Holy Trinity Church or on a new and more promising site. As Kingston’s population shifted from the centre of the city, it was felt that a cathedral near the newly emerging residential areas of Franklin Pen, Allman Pen and Passmore Pen would serve the congregation more conveniently, since transportation was a problem for those who did not own carriages. Secondly, in February, 1908, a property at the eastern end of North Street known as “Colmar Estate” was for sale. “Colmar Estate” adjoining Winchester Park was purchased for the erection of the new cathedral.

The corner stone of the new edifice was laid on December 13, 1908. Two thousand people and all the priests of the Mission marched in the procession that led the Bishop to the spot. Four thousand were there assembled to hear the eloquent sermon preached by Father Patrick F.X. Mulry, after which, the vicar apostolic blessed the cornerstone. The work on the Cathedral advanced rapidly. Two years and one month later the church was completed and the day of its dedication fixed. It was an edifice that the Bishop and his people could view with pride and triumph. Romanasque, this massive reinforced concrete structure culminated in a copper-covered dome of eighty-five feet high. Supporting the dome were four huge concrete pillars, each twelve feet in diameter. The building covers an area of 12,600 square feet. The magnificent structure towers over the Liguanea plains with the Blue Mountains in the background. The cathedral is one of the most impressive ecclesiastical structure in the British West Indies.The interior decorations owe their conception to Brother Francis Schroen, a lay brother of the Maryland New York Province of the Society of Jesus.

The Cathedral was designed by Mr. Raymond F. Almiral of New York and Walker-Fyche Co. of Montreal built it. The High altar, Byzantine in style, was created from Carrara marble. The pipe organ is one of the oldest and largest in the English speaking Caribbean. Among the notable donors were Theo Byndloss, who spent well his 1160 pounds sterling to erect this sacred table and the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ward, C.G.M., Custos of Kingston, gave 1,453 pounds sterling for the great organ. The building was completed, decorated and furnished at a cost of about

Sunday February 5, 1911 was a triumphant day for Bishop Collins. Before him stood his monumental dream, the most magnificent, the largest, the costliest church in the British West Indies in which 3000 people gathered: 2,400 seated and 600 standing for its opening. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust declared this Cathedral a National Monument in 2000.

February 6, 2011 was celebrated as the magnificent cathedral was restored to its former glory with more to come as the funds become available.

TODAY'S Abstract Art Painting Gallery #39

2011-02-11T10:35:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S Abstract Art Painting Gallery #39

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT PAINTING/COLLAGE ON PAPER
This is the 39th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Three Emerging". This is an an abstract artwork, combining background painting, collage and drawings. The three emerging from an ordeal of long duration, was originally sketched in my diary pages. Further changes and modifications were made, collaged against an abstract ground and new forms and thoughts emerged over time.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract paintings can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Photo Gallery #38

2011-02-03T14:03:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S Photo Gallery #38

CONTEMPORARY Black and White photo
This is the 37th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Truncated". This is a abstracted, digitized photo of an ancient tree trunk, showing the decades of endurance by it's varied textures.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract photos can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame and mat around the photo are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Painting Gallery #37

2011-01-26T13:10:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Collage Gallery #37

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT PAINTING
This is the 37th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my Contemporary Abstract Art Paintings, Drawings, Collage and digital experimentations and explorations.

Today's title is "Taking Umbrage". This is a collage of pen and ink drawings, acrylic brush lines and a colored pen linear background of angry lines. Collage is a layering of thoughts, musings and personal history using various media to convey new meanings to the individual pieces.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Collage Gallery #36

2011-01-17T10:56:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Collage Gallery #35

Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
This is the 36th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings, drawings, collage and digital experimentations.

Today's title is "The Still of the Morning". This is a collage of photos, paintings, and drawings, found in the studio. Collage is a layering of thoughts, musings and personal history using various media to convey new meanings to the individual pieces. It gives a new life to found objects, paper, photos, drawings, paintings by combining them and creating them into a new form.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Painting Gallery #35

2010-12-20T14:12:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Painting Gallery #35

Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
This is the 35th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings, drawings and digital experimentations.

Today's title is "A Complex History". Much of human history came from small discoveries- fire, the wheel, tools, agriculture, utensils. some shared, some kept in secret, others obscured by time. Some civilizations create massive enduring monuments, some societies are excellent sailors and fishermen, but live in primitive huts. Other great societies fly men to the moon, while nomadic tribes exist in the desert on a handful of grains. Such is the diverse and complex history of man...

From an unlikely series of structures, new forms emerge from them. Are they a composition of random selection or survival of the fittest or the smartest?

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting Gallery #34

2010-12-14T14:31:00.006-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Painting Gallery #34

Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
This is the 34th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings, drawings and digital experimentations.
Today's title is "The Great Leap Backwards". Sometimes you think you're progressing. Moving forward. Then a series of events explode. Setting back, obliterating all the gains that were made. We hope we're learning from the history of the past.

Rapid slashes of acrylic paint obscure the early drawings.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Drawing Gallery #33

2010-11-29T14:23:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Drawing Gallery #33

Abstract Mixed Media Drawing - "Figure emerging from trance"
This is the 33rd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings, drawings and digital experimentations.
Today's title is "Figure emerging from trance". Free flowing pen lines fleshed out a figure emerging from trance, somewhat bewildered. Mixed media drawing includes pen lines, acrylic paint, markers and watercolor.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT DIGITAL FUSION GALLERY #32

2010-11-19T09:55:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Digital Fusion Gallery #32

Abstract Digital Fusion - "Exultations"
This is the 32nd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings, drawings and digital experimentations.
Today's title is "Exultations". These were photos taken at a religious ceremony. The movement, celebrations, colors, energy and devotion were what caught my eye. Then using the photos as a starting point I experimented with many digital tools. The aim was to experiment with the shapes, forms, colors and textures, to reduce them to their most basic forms. Making each composition as different as possible. Religion plays an important role in people's lives, culture and behavior, this was a snippet of one such ceremony.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the paintings are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Drawing Online Gallery #31

2010-11-08T15:36:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Drawing Online Gallery #31

Contemporary Abstract Art Painting - "Darwin's Random Selection"
This is the 31st in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
Today's title is "Darwin's Random Selection". This original abstract artwork combines pen and ink drawing, pastels, watercolor, and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card. The title came at the end of the process, as an ape-like figure appeared at the top. The drawing started as a wandering line traversing the invisible plains. The theory of evolution is a topic of sharp and discordant views. Which side are you on?

Browsing through a '97 issue of Vanity Fair, articles devoted to issues on saving Africa, "Out of Africa" caught my eye. An intriguing article by Spencer Wells, While Homo sapiens can be traced to around 200,000 years ago in the fossil record, it is remarkably difficult to find any archaeological record of our species between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago, and genetic data suggests that, due to extreme climatic conditions, the population eventually dwindled to as few as 2000 individuals.
To quote " And then something remarkable happened. It began slowly, with only a few hints of explosion to come. The first stirrings were ART - tangible evidence of advanced, abstract thought - and a significant improvement in the types of tools humans made. Then, around 50,000 years ago, all hell broke loose. The human population began to expand, first in Africa, then leaving the homeland to spread into Eurasia." It's a fascinating article. Read Vanity Fair, July 2007.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame around the painting is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Art Online Gallery #30

2010-11-03T10:43:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S Contemporary Abstract Art Online Gallery #30

Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Art Painting - "Audition for a Blues Singer"
This is the 30th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
Today's title is "Audition for a Blues Singer". This original abstract artwork combines pen and ink drawing, collage, pastels, oil pastels, and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame is not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

Abstract art notations

2010-10-26T11:59:00.003-05:00

While browsing my old copy of the Art of Australia, I made some notes that seem relevant today. Thoughts and ideas that guide me into always try to start anew. Hoping not to repeat past works. With a spirit of experimentation, dynamism and inventiveness.

“The Art of Australia” by Robert Hughes.
“ Good taste” feeds on the past... Being nostalgic it is a useless instrument for measuring the worth of the new.
If an artist depends on it...his ability to expand his consciousness will gradually atrophy, his style will close in on him like Poe’s shrinking room, and in the end he will be left with nothing but copied variations on a prototype he barely understands.
“Times of luxury art recur. Their feature is that art loses its ritual and dynamic character. It becomes decorative. Pictures are passive; no longer outlets through which emotion and ideas are directed on experience with intense force, they exist on plesantly equal terms with the bureau above which they hang. Both are simple objects,

Art abdicates its true role, which is to intensify experience; instead, it makes life more ingratiating by giving it a little twist here and a tweak there, drawing what sustenance it has from simple materal value. The spiritual life of its society is not strong enough to insist on some kind of expression through symbols".

TODAY'S Mixed Media Abstract Art Online Gallery #29

2010-10-21T16:41:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S Mixed Media Abstract Art Online Gallery #29

Modern Mixed Media Abstract Art Painting - "Abstract Outreach"
#29th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
Today's title is "Abstract Outreach". This original abstract artwork combines pen and ink drawing, collage, pastels, oil pastels, and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT DRAWINGS Online Gallery #28

2010-10-19T12:26:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Abstract Art Online Gallery #28

Modern Abstract Art Drawing
#28th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
The titles are "Inner Workings" and "Quixotic Figure". These original abstract artworks combine pen and ink drawing, pastels, oil pastels, and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

Today's Abstract Art Painting Gallery #27

2010-10-11T09:58:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S Abstract Drawings Gallery #27

Abstract Art Painting
This is the 27th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
The title is "Lamenting Mother." This original abstract artwork combines pastels, oil pastels, and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S Abstract Drawings Gallery #26

2010-10-01T11:43:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S Abstract Drawings Gallery #26

Abstract Drawing on paper
This is the 26th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings and drawings.
The title is "Gestalt drawing". Gestalt is defined as 'an organized whole in which each individual part affects every other, the whole being more than a sum of the parts'. This original abstract artwork combines drawings, markers and acrylic paint on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE PAINTINGS Gallery #25

2010-09-27T13:17:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE PAINTINGS Gallery #25

Abstract Collage painting on paper
This is the 25th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Themes from Unfinished (Blues) Melodies". This original abstract artwork combine layers of painting, collage and drawings on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE PAINTINGE Gallery #24

2010-09-20T10:40:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE PAINTINGS Gallery #24

Abstract Collage painting on paper
This is the 24th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Novem". This original abstract artwork combine layers of painting, collage and drawings on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE ART ONLINE Gallery #23

2010-09-15T12:49:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT COLLAGE ART ONLINE Gallery #23

Abstract Collage painting on paper
This is the 23rd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Minor Surgery". This original abstract artwork combine layers of painting, collage and drawings on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ORIGINAL ABSTRACT ART ONLINE Gallery #22

2010-09-13T16:19:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S ORIGINAL ABSTRACT ART ONLINE Gallery #22

Contemporary Abstract Art Original Painting/collage
This is the 22nd in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The titles are "Fleeting Visages" and "Instruments of Peace". These original abstract artworks combine layers of painting, collage and drawings on paper, mounted on card.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL ONLINE Gallery #21

2010-09-10T13:13:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL ONLINE Gallery #21

Contemporary Abstract Art Original Painting/collage
This is the 21st in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Boxes of Intrigue". The digital abstract art fusion combines painting, photos and drawings.
Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frame are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE ONLINE Gallery #20

2010-09-08T11:03:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE ONLINE Gallery #20

Contemporary Abstract Art Original Painting/collage
This is the 20th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The titles are "Random Acts" and "Self Discovery". The mixed media abstract art paintings combine pen drawing, paper collage, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint. Collage as a fine art medium started with the cubist pasting and gluing experiments of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in France in 1912.
Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT ART Gallery #19

2010-09-06T10:03:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT ART ONLINE Gallery #19

Abstract Art Original Painting/collage
This is the 19th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "At Last". The mixed media abstract art painting includes pen drawing, paper collage, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint. Personage emerges from inside, glimpses of events and new forms unfolding.

Using the gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE Gallery #18

2010-09-03T11:12:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE Gallery #18

Original Abstract Art Painting/collage
This is the 18th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Cross Purposes". The mixed media abstract art painting includes pen drawing, collage, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ART ONLINE GALLERY #17

2010-09-01T13:05:00.005-05:00

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ART ONLINE GALLERY #17

Abstract Art Painting/collage
This is the 17th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Abstract Notations". The mixed media abstract art painting includes pen drawing, collage, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ART ONLINE GALLERY #16

2010-08-30T09:40:00.006-05:00

TODAY'S CONTEMPORARY ART ONLINE GALLERY #16

Abstract Art Painting/collage
This is the 16th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Alphabetical". The mixed media abstract art painting includes pen drawing, collage, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ONLINE ABSTRACT ART GALLERY #15

2010-08-26T09:18:00.007-05:00

TODAY'S ONLINE ABSTRACT ART GALLERY #15

Abstract Art Painting
This is the 15th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract art paintings.
The title is "Outlines". The mixed media abstract art painting includes pen drawing, painting in oil pastels and acrylic paint.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my contemporary abstract art drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ONLINE ABSTRACT ART GALLERY #14

2010-08-23T12:11:00.003-05:00

TODAY'S ONLINE ABSTRACT ART GALLERY #14

Abstract Digital Artwork Collage
This is the 14th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract digital collage artworks.
The titles are "Loco motion 1 and 2". The two abstract digital artworks include layers of drawn images overlapping with computer manipulations and enhancements.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still be harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #13

2010-08-22T13:01:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #13

This is the 13th in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract digital artworks.
The titles are "H-1-4 variations"" and "Highly Inflated". The two black and white abstract digital artworks include layers of images overlapping with computer manipulations and enhancements.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still be harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #12

2010-08-20T13:53:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #12

This is the twelfth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract digital artworks.
The titles are "Fluidity & Form #2"" and "Seeing Red". The various abstract digital artworks include layers of images overlapping with computer manipulations and enhancements.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still be harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #11

2010-08-19T07:50:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #11

This is the eleventh in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract digital artworks.
The titles are "Elegy 1-6"". The various abstract digital artworks include layers of images overlapping with computer manipulations and enhancements.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still b e harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #10

2010-08-18T09:48:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #10

This is the tenth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract digital artworks.
The titles are "Complexity 1-4" and "Rigged 1 and 2". The various abstract digital artworks include layers of images overlapping with computer manipulations and enhancements.

The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still b e harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #9

2010-08-17T10:27:00.001-05:00

TODAY'S ABSTRACT ART ONLINE GALLERY #9

This is the ninth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Flagella", "Leaves", "Verdant", "Group Travel", "Purple Haze" and "Stolen Oranges". The various abstract paintings include line drawings, painting and collage. The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still be harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

Art Online Gallery #8

2010-08-11T12:08:00.002-05:00

Today's Art Online Gallery #8
Here's a larger, close-up view of the paintings previously posted. To view larger, click on the artwork.

For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

More original artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for further information write me at
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Today's Online Art Gallery #8

2010-08-11T11:48:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ART ONLINE GALLERY #8

This is the eighth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my contemporary abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Emeraldic", "Enjoinedl", "The Warner" and "Intuitive". The various abstract paintings include line drawings and collage. The gallery approach demonstrates how abstract artworks can be displayed on walls in a variety of colors, and still be harmoniously grouped and displayed.

The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

More notes on modern art

2010-08-11T09:08:00.004-05:00

More notes on Modern Art over the years

Looking back on some old notebooks, these quotes have remained in my thoughts about modern art and especially abstract art and its history. The turning point in the thinking of artists like Cezanne, Picasso and the father of abstract art-Kandinsky. The sequence that led to the rejection of the art that preceded it.
They coincided with my own thoughts but better articulated by various writers.

“The Art of Australia” by Robert Hughes.
“ Good taste” feeds on the past... Being nostalgic it is a useless instrument for measuring the worth of the new.
If an artist depends on it...his ability to expand his consciousness will gradually atrophy, his style will close in on him like Poe’s shrinking room, and in the end he will be left with nothing but copied variations on a prototype he barely understands.
“Times of luxury art recur. Their feature is that art loses its ritual and dynamic character. It becomes decorative. Pictures are passive; no longer outlets through which emotion and ideas are directed on experience with intense force, they exist on plesantly equal terms with the bureau above which they hang. Both are simple objects, Art abdicates its true role, which is to intensify experience; instead, it makes life more ingratiating by giving it a little twist here and a tweak there, drawing what sustenance it has from simple materal value. The spiritual life of its society is not strong enough to insist on some kind of expression through symbols.

Painting in the 20th Century by Werner Haftmann-
Ideas underlying modern art
“ Modern Art differs radically from art of the past because of a profound change in the thinking of artist concerned. They arose to a lesser extent from the thinking of Hegel, Fieller, Croce and Bergson, but a larger extent from diliberations which could not be disregarded, as they arose in actual artistic practice, in the dialogue of the painter with visible nature and the search for the elements which could make the painting a self existent organism and for the expressional power of purely pictorial means.
... the interactivity of intuition and intellect in which spontaneous vision is intellectually scrutinized is highly characteristic of modern painting.
...to be appreciated (a modern painting) one has to look with discerning scrutinity, and with an understanding of the true nature: the products of observation, the visual experiences of reality, of creation, and with the confrontation with the colours and forms evoked by these experiences.
... it arose (the new relationship) in the revolutionary discovery that visible reality is only one manifestation of the real, that the inner world posseses just as concrete a reality, as much truth and reality as the images.

Much more notes are hidden in other notebooks, to be continued in the future.

Today's Online Art Gallery #7

2010-08-09T10:42:00.004-05:00

TODAY'S ONLINE ART GALLERY #7
This is the seventh in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Bearings", "Portals", "Light Variations", "Wandering", "Erratic/Erotic", "Squarely". They are mixed media artworks using acrylic paint and drawing techniques on paper. The intention is to demonstrate how a series of paintings, digital artworks and drawings can be displayed in a harmonious way. The frames and mat are used for design purposes to enhance the painting, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Wednesday's Online Art Gallery #6

2010-08-04T08:33:00.004-05:00

WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE GALLERY #6
This is the sixth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Monochromes 1-6". They are mixed media artworks using acrylic paint and drawing techniques on paper. The intention is to demonstrate how a series of similar paintings can be displayed. The frames and mat are used for design purposes to enhance the painting, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Wednesday's Online Art Gallery #5

2010-07-28T12:49:00.003-05:00

WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE GALLERY #5
This is the fifth in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Colossus", "Avert", "Corrugate" and "Daunting 3". They are mixed media artworks using acrylic paint, drawings, and collage techniques on paper. The frames and mat are used for design purposes to enhance the painting, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung@gmail.com

Online Abstract Art Gallery

2010-07-21T09:04:00.004-05:00

WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE GALLERY #4
This is the third in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The title is "4 Faces". It's a mixed media artwork using acrylic paint, drawings, and scratching techniques on paper. The frame is used for design purposes to enhance the painting, the frame is not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
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Wednesdays Online Art Gallery #3

2010-07-14T10:33:00.004-05:00

WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE GALLERY #3
This is the third in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "Configure", "Guardian Angel", and "Connectivity". The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings, the frames are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive view of my drawings, paintings, collages and digital fusions, visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
emooyoung @gmail.com

Wednesday's Online Gallery #2

2010-07-07T09:06:00.004-05:00

WEDNESDAY'S ONLINE GALLERY
This is the second in a series featuring and showcasing some of my abstract mixed media artworks.
The titles are "An Investigation", "Artifacts", and "According 2". The frames are used for design purposes to enhance the paintings and are not for sale. For more information about purchases and a more comprehensive collection visit -

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung

more artworks on video can be seen at- http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
or for more information write me at
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Wednesday's Online Art Gallery

2010-06-30T09:22:00.003-05:00

Wednesday's Online Art Gallery

Above are 3 featured paintings. They will be a new and regular display of my artworks on Wednesday's. They will display and showcase my abstract paintings, drawings, collages and digital fusions and experiments. Let me know what you think.

To see more of my artwork and details of purchase, visit-

http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung
http://emooyoungart.blogspot.com
http://youtube.com/Emooyoung
http://www.emooyoung@gmail.com

New feature starting tomorrow

2010-06-29T10:19:00.003-05:00

Wednesday's Online Art Gallery

Starting tomorrow there will be a new feature. I'll be showcasing 3 or 4 pieces of art in an online gallery format. The works change every week with a new color background and a new layout to show how differently shaped pieces can fit, in a balanced way, on a wall. The pieces are framed for discussion and layout purposes only. The frames are not for sale.

Look out for Wednesday's Online Art Gallery tomorrow and let me know what you think.

For more information about purchase and viewing other paintings, drawings, collages and digital fusions, visit=
http://www.yessy.com/emooyoung or email me at emooyoung@gmail.com.

Personage compressed

2010-06-23T21:52:00.002-05:00

The abstract artwork: "Personage Compressed" evolved from loose wanderings of oil pastel on a diagonal plane. The personage, restricted by rules, regulations and conformity feels compressed, stressed. Imprisoned. Is there a route to decompress?

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Quotes from Kandinsky

2010-06-23T21:07:00.003-05:00

In my quest to better understand the radical shifts in the approach that some artists took, at the early part of the 20th century, I began to look a little closer at Wassily Kandinsky. In the "Blaue Reiter" by Hajo Duchting, there's a detailed account of the thoughts by Kandinsky and Franz Marc about the new direction and radical changes that led to the Blaue Reiter and later abstract art.

One quote exemplifies their thinking -

"clashing discords, loss of equilibrium
'principles' overthrown, unexpected drumbeats,
great questionings, apparently purposeless strivings,
stress and longing (apparently torn apart),
chains and fetters broken
(which had united many)
opposites and contradictions - this is our harmony"
Wassily Kandinsky, 1912

Naturally, when their almanac with their philosophy and exhibition finally saw the light of day, the initial reactions were 'negative and indeed even hostile. Favorable responses were limited: solidarity with the new aims extended no further than a small circle of artists, critics, collectors and museum directors. What is now recognized as a pioneering achievement by this small group of artists, as the advent of Modernism in Germany, in its own day appeared simply as a marginal event with no enduring influence upon the culture of Wilhelmine Germany.'

4 Abstract Drawings

2010-05-26T10:09:00.005-05:00

Above are 4 Abstract Mixed media drawings. Derived from an intuitive process, with free flowing lines and acrylic colors, oil pastels and markers. They are entitled-

"Monolith"
"Necessary Elements"
"Night & Day Shift"
"Non-Specific Object"

I'm reminded of a quote from Wassily Kandinsky, considered the originator of abstract art-"painting is an art, and art in general is not a mere purposeless creating of things that dissipate themselves in a void, but a power that has a purpose.... it is a language that speaks in its own unique way to the soul..." - Wassily Kandinsky, 1912.

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Comparing mats

2010-05-03T15:50:00.004-05:00

In choosing a color mat for your painting or drawing, it's wise to test a range of colors with the frame selected. Sometimes the mat can be harmonious to hues in the painting, or it can be a strong contrast or many believe it should be plain white, so that the focus remains on the artwork. For others a neutral color is best. What do you think?

Abstract art:The Rules have changed

2010-05-03T13:25:00.005-05:00

Abstract artwork on paper. Each piece is like a personal visual diary. Instead of words, there are shapes and forms. Forms extending, overlapping, some in a parallel relationship to each other. Colors combine, confront and contrast against each other. It's a world of visual challenges. The rules of art has changed, the world is also changing fast... and furious. Abstract art can acomodate all thoughts and forms... even when the rules have changed.

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Abstract art: Unsettled Molecules

2010-04-12T17:53:00.005-05:00

Abstract line drawing with acrylic wash and oil pastels. The animated surface warns of inner turmoil and unsettled times.
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Abstract art: "Tottering"

2010-03-10T16:20:00.004-05:00

The abstract drawing "Tottering" is a random structure of shapes, colors and forms linked together in an abstract manner. Completed in 2001, it alludes to once invincible structures and characters that have since tottered then tumbled. How many can you guess and name?

The pen and ink drawing is colored by acrylic paint, markers and oil pastels.

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"Swept" -mixed media drawing

2010-03-08T09:33:00.004-05:00

Swept, mixed media drawing on paper.

Swept, going with the flow. Some have said, only dead fish and leaves go with the flow. Swept, by the need to obey the rules, to act with conformity. Some are swept by passion to "take no more" and risk everything for a cause. Some are swept by a strong current, a tsunami, to resist is futile. Others are swept by peer pressure, by love, by hate.

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Abstract art: "On the outskirts"

2010-03-04T18:38:00.005-05:00

"On the Outskirts"
Abstract pen drawing with acrylic paint on paper. 8.5"x11"

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Abstract Art: Monolithic

2010-02-23T14:00:00.005-05:00

Starting to muse about an abstract drawing can 'open a can of worms.' Well, metaphorically anyway. As a line rambles across the paper, new vistas emerge. New forms. New directions. Leading to a new perception, delicately balancing on the periphery of the work, then retreating and returning to a previously recorded area.

Monolithic, a brain-like mass, a homage to brain power and the epic achievements of man. Still, desertification of once fertile areas, continue its relentless trek. Can brain-power be used to create artificial lakes in the desert? Many predict water will become our most precious commodity. Can the engineers start creating the artificial lakes, fed by rivers that pour their resources into the sea. Save the earth, save the people, create artificial lakes in the desert.

Using a ball-point pen, later switching to pen and ink, adding touches of pastel, building the form, a sinewy mass, waiting to be sculpted. Acrylic paint provide the aqueous ground that cements the monolithic structure. A new structure emerges. The experiment continues...

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Motion Denied: Abstract Drawing

2010-02-18T11:01:00.004-05:00

The abstract drawing "Motion Denied" was a visual play on words. Motion restricted in a confined space or perhaps a refusal to grant bail in a criminal case. This charcoal abstract drawing tried to depict a struggle to burst free from confinement, restrictions and conformity.

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Abstract Art: Leaving Kingston

2010-02-08T12:14:00.004-05:00

LEAVING KINGSTON

Sometimes leaving an area is not a properly controlled activity, getting the moving van, leisurely loading your furniture and memorabilia and driving off into the sunset. There are many stories of forced departure, hurriedly leaving an area due to threats, Just enough time to grab what's at hand and leave, never to return.

These thoughts were uppermost in my mind, having read a news report, of an exodus on a particular street.

The drawing was not an attempt to depict a narrative. But letting the mind wander and the pen following the dictates of the mind.

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Four Abstract Drawings

2010-02-08T11:55:00.004-05:00

Four Abstract Drawings - Inflated forms, Interstices, Isolated and Le Danse. In the late 90's while experimenting with intuitive lines, these abstract works came to fruition. These are pen line drawings with acrylic wash, and pastels on paper.

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Icarus: The Flight of No Return

2010-02-01T10:10:00.005-05:00

Although warned by his father, Daedalus, not to fly too near to the sun, Icarus ignored the warning. Perhaps, it was the joy of flying, the great escape, the freedom, at last, from exile in Crete.

Daedalus, a fine craftsman, the story goes, was imprisoned by King Minos for whom he had built the Labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur. (Half man, half Bull). To escape, according to Greek Mythology, he carefully fashioned two pairs of wings, one for his son and one for himself. He spent a long time studying the flight of birds and the design of their wings. He built his wings out of feathers and wax. The design and construction worked.

Before the day of the escape, Daedalus warned his son Icarus, not to fly too close to the sun or too close to the sea. Whether by sheer euphoria, teenage zest for a thrill or he simply forgot the warning, With no altimeter to indicate the altitude, Icarus flew too close to the sun. Predictably, the wax melted, the feathers dropped out of the wings, he flapped harder, to no avail, soon he started falling and plunged to his death in the sea. Today, hang gliding, gliding, parachuting, kites and other variations have replaced feathers and wax. But thrill seekers must be careful.

Here are a few pieces of art on paper, in mixed media, I created, in the 90's, while reflecting on the myth. Other examples in this series can be found at-
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Abstract art: Fragmenta

2010-01-24T17:51:00.004-05:00

Abstract, flowing, intuitive lines have always played an instrumental role in starting a painting. As the lines travel across the paper, So too, my thoughts begin to flow. Abstract forms begin to take shape. They are scratched into existence.

Shades of red add to the definition of the forms. They are compartmentalized so each can be studied separately. They are fragments of forms. Unfinished fragments of thought.

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"What can a line Do?

2010-01-18T13:54:00.004-05:00

In Abstract Art, what can a line do?

Line art has been around from the earliest attempts by man to depict his thoughts. Line can mean so many contradictory things.

A line can lead you on the wrong path. Or it can direction your eye to a focal point. A line can define, limit, separate and when connected to other lines, frame or enclose an area.

A line can be confusing, it can be amusing. It can be expressive. It can be inflated.

A line can obscure and obfuscate. A line can lead to better understanding.

There are straight lines and there are squiggles. There can be lines of strict demarcation. Some lines define a boundary. Some define a home, town, city, state or country.

Here are a few of my line drawings.

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The New Year

2010-01-09T20:33:00.004-05:00

December 9, my first blog for the new year... I've created some new videos on YouTube. They can be viewed on the side panel on the right. I've been experimenting with music to combine with the videos showing some of my abstract paintings and drawings. They are a challenge, but great fun to make. I spend hours trying new beats, new exotic sounds. The latest-"Abstract Extracts" attempt to replicate sounds you might hear strolling past pulsating night clubs at Hard Rock Cafe. As you stroll, Latin music blasts from the left, opposite is a Jazz Pub, Moving along, the exotic sounds of Morocco, then the hard driving wail of a rock band. The abstract art flashes to the eclectic beats. It's a one minute experiment. I've completed 10 of these experimental works.

Also working on a 16 week program with the publisher of Success magazine, Darren Hardy - "Designing the Best 10 Years of your Life." Hope to really work at it and not drop it after 2 weeks.

Reading about John T. Unger, most of his work are sold thru the Internet using Twitter, his blog and interviews. He is a fan of Hugh McLeod's concept of a Global Microbrand. - " A tiny brand that 'sells' all over the world... the Global Microbrand is sustainable. With it you are not beholden to one boss, one company. one customer, one local economy or even one industry. Your brand develops relationships in enough different places to where your permanent address becomes almost irrelevant."
That sounds like what I'm seeking. Especially in this time of economic turmoil.

I'm also bombarded by offers that virtually guarantee, that I'll make a small fortune every month. If I wasn't firm, I'd be spending hundreds of dollars already. Are there any that really work?

More notes on Abstract Art

2009-12-16T21:46:00.004-05:00

Further reading in the history of abstract art revealed the opening up of a new world of possibilities in modern art as the era of representational art dimmed. Also as new scientific discoveries were made, abstract art flourished in a parallel universe. Not representing, in an illustrative way, the discoveries, but an opening up of the mind of the artists.

In "Painting in the 20th Century" Werner Haftmann writes "... abstract painting offered possibilities of expressing in pictorial terms the spontaneous processes which take place within the personality. It also provided the associations and suggestions with which an inner experience of reality could be made visible. This pervasive preoccupation with the possibilities of abstract painting resulted in the fact that each painter undertook for himself a fresh speculative examination of pictorial means and formal processes. Meditation and speculation became for the contemporary painter closely related forces which held his creative work in a state of tension."

He also stated that "The inevitable effect of these reflections was that the painters perceived much more clearly the astonishing correspondences between contemporary intuitive and scientific experiences of the world and nature. The complex structure of matter, the concept of mass as dynamic energy, the concept of the magnetic field, the overlappings of time and space, of the finite and infinite, were now seen by the artist for what they really were: parallel manifestations of a more abstract experience of reality, an experience which was fully active in himself also."

Art, in this new way of thinking exploded all over the western world.

Abstract art on paper : "Duality"

2009-12-16T21:02:00.003-05:00

ABSTRACT ART ON PAPER

In a more structured way, the drawing kept to a loose geometric construction of shapes and forms. Pen, markers acrylic paint and pastels were utilized in a intuitive, flowing pattern. The question of mind and matter, good and evil, man and woman surfaced after.

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Abstract art on paper

2009-12-10T14:10:00.004-05:00

ABSTRACT ART ON PAPER
Here are 3 examples of abstract works on paper done a few years ago. They were executed in pen and ink, acrylics, markers, oil pastels and pastels. Small abstract works on paper, start at times, as a process of 'fleshing out' thoughts and ideas, with the thinking that I'll enlarge and paint a larger version. It rarely happens. I'm more drawn to spontaneous work, tentative, intuitive and largely abstract. The thoughts and ideas evolve as if on a trek into the mind, lost in thought.

The Titles are 1. Contravene 2. Cornices 3. Declining Prude. ( A parody on the ever popular title 'Reclining nude')

Carving- Abstract drawing

2009-12-02T18:06:00.002-05:00

Carving evolved from scratching pen and pencil lines into a form more abstract than real. The pen acting as a chisel. Carving into existence this entity.

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Abstract drawing - Binary

2009-12-02T17:14:00.005-05:00

While abstractly drawing, the forms gradually divided itself in two. Like an amoeba cell sub-dividing. Binary Fission.

Has anyone heard the outcome of The Collider? Slamming atoms at nearly the speed of light, in a sense, a small attempt at recreating the "Big Bang".

The action of cell division is also the earliest stage in the human ovum dividing itself after fertilization, orderly, to create a new being.

The drawing is the result of a wandering pen, many thoughts on a variety of fundamental things, then embellished with pastels, conte crayons and oil pastels.

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Abstract Drawing- "Awakening Molecules"

2009-11-30T18:28:00.005-05:00

Are we creating today, genetically modified organisms that could prove resistant to all our current methods of curtailing them? Are we moving too fast in our experiments? Can we control the extent of the mutations that could occur?

Conversely, are we moving fast enough to cure diseases, hunger, starvation and desertification?

"Awakening Molecules" raises these issues and more. Of course, this is just a line drawing animating the questions. Wriggling these nagging issues into the consciousness of those who could do more. Those who could easily waste less. Knowing that much of the solutions are within our collective grasp.

But this is a two dimensional line drawing.

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Three Abstract Drawings

2009-11-30T18:18:00.003-05:00

Three abstract drawings on paper, " A State of Flux," "Advancing," "Aroused".

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Abstract Drawing- A new form emerges

2009-11-30T17:27:00.003-05:00

A new form emerges from the barren plateaus of a blank paper. It is pen and ink that extracts it from the mind to the paper.

Notes from"Kandinsky"
Today, I'm reflecting on this quote from Kandinsky:
"The work of art must serve the development and refinement of the human soul: indeed, art is the "daily bread" of the soul. The artist, Kandansky continues, is no Sunday's Child of life. " He has a difficult task to fulfil, which often becomes a cross to bear. He must know that every one of his actions and thoughts and feelings constitutes the subtle, untangible, and yet firm material out of which his works are created, and that hence he cannot be free in life - only in art."

Such profound statements must be digested slowly. What are your views on the opinions of Kandinsky, the father of abstract art? Did his work reflect his words?

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Art and Nature by Picasso

2009-11-28T13:22:00.004-05:00

Picasso's views on Nature and Art

Picasso in "Picasso on Art, A Selection of Views" by Dore Ashton, stated "They speak of naturalism in opposition to modern art. I would like to know if anyone has ever seen a natural work of art. Nature and art being two different things, cannot be the same thing. Through art we express our conception of what nature is not." ( De Zayas, 1923)

In another opinion on nature Picasso compares art and nature in previous eras.

" Nature is one thing and painting is quite another. Painting is the equivalent of nature. We must thank the painters for the image we have of nature. We perceive it through their eyes. Generally speaking, we stick to to the reproduction which the classical painters gave us, like the painters of the seventeenth century, Poussin. The image they gave is accepted as the true nature, because their syntax is well established. But we have no assurance that this image is truer than other images created in other epochs. Actually it isn't anything more than a question of signs. It has been agreed upon that a specific sign represents a tree, another a house, a man, a woman; exactly as in a language the word 'man' evokes the image of a man, the word 'house' a house and this in all languages although in every language the word varies. It's an established convention by the use of these signs" (Warnod 1945)

What are your views on nature and modern art?

Abstract drawing-Der Barber

2009-11-26T16:13:00.004-05:00

Using charcoal to explore a more textured line drawing journey across the page. The end result suggested, in an abstract way, figures in a barber shop. Pastels were used to enhance the background. The drawing was executed on paper.

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Abstract art - 3 the hard way

2009-11-26T14:24:00.004-05:00

Notes to 3 the hard way

Using oil pastels, a medium that allows for fluid, unrestricted action, 3 figures emerged from the darkness and forcefully presented themselves on the page.

In 1911, Guillaume Apollinaire, the spokesman on Cubism wrote that they had accepted a profound connection between the Cubist multiple perspectives and the dynamic nonperspective conception of space-time and had made the concept of the fourth dimension a commonplace of modern aesthetics and the vocabulary of modern art.

"Dynamic nonperspective" seem to be a contradiction in terms, but the dynamism in a fluid, almost aggressive attack on the paper seem to propel the figures forward. Menacingly.

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Paul Klee's Pictorial Universe

2009-11-20T09:29:00.003-05:00

One of the artist that I've read about avidly, is Paul Klee. Born in 1879, his was a brilliant career that incorporated Cubism, and the German alternative to Cubism - German Expressionism. Working with his friend Wassily Kandinsky, considered the father of Abstract art, as tutors at the Bauhaus. Much is written about both artists.

Today I wanted to draw reference to the wide ranging subject matter and sources, Klee incorporated in his inventions.

Phillip Larson wrote " His internal source books laid out Cubist frameworks, stratified color charts, calligraphic flourishes, children's drawings, proto-Surrealist doodles, toys and puppets, caricatures, tribal masks, minute zoological/biological specimens, architectural/theatrical perspectives, pictographs/hieroglyphs, and, of course, all keys to the German typewriter. To this day, no historian has secured the critical perimeters around the prodigious collector-progenitor."

His love for music, musical instruments and the theatre were also depicted in numerous drawings and paintings.

Wall of Silence

2009-11-10T13:18:00.004-05:00

Wall of Silence

In many high-crime communities, you dare not speak out or report what you see.

This Abstract artwork evolved using oil pastels, Employing layers of color then scratching away the upper surface to reveal the underlying colors. Metaphorically revealing the 'truth.' Injustice is fast and violent. Justice is slow, tedious and unreliable. Silence is safer. Safety is sense. It seems.

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"Verdant" - Abstract artwork

2009-11-09T13:59:00.005-05:00

VERDANT
Using oil pastels on black paper, meandering lines evolved into something abstract but tangible. After a long dry summer the land becomes verdant once more.

Today, distant rumble, dark ominous clouds warn of a downpour.

Worked on finishing two abstract pieces on paper, yesterday. I thought I was finished, but a new thought, a new technique changed the picture. Was it a piece of bad news that impelled me to slash red paint over a 'completed' piece? Who knows. When I'm working, the impulses intervene. I'm just a hand, a conduit.

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Abstract painting- Triad 3

2009-11-04T23:05:00.003-05:00

Today, was spent reading emails and avidly following links to gain more information. Topics ranging from how to write a more interesting blog. To write topics that will engage the reader, to hold their attention, amuse and entertain them. In Success magazine - on creating a full life, maximize your days and leave a legacy. Then in my email folder dozens of offers to get rich quickly using online marketing. Great reading.

Now to return to my blog. The painting above was started with a vigorous brush outline in black, green was added to fill the spaces, then white paint was introduced to add volume to what was emerging. Three abstract personages emerged from the ochre background. Were they members of a triad, meeting to plot something sinister? Or were the swirls representing a karate kata? With abstract expressionism, many interpretations can be formed. It's interesting to hear comments by viewers, because individuals 'see' and interpret something that is subjective and relevant to their experiences. Quite different from what I see. After all, I'm using paint, shapes, form, color and texture to arrive at this end result.

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Synthesis 6 - Abstract Painting/Collage

2009-11-01T17:41:00.005-05:00

Synthesis- fusing abstract elements

Synthesis is defined in the dictionary as follows- Combination, composition, putting together, building up of separate elements esp. of conceptions or propositions or facts, into a connected whole, esp. a theory or system; joining of divided parts.

This abstract painting/collage - "Synthesis 6" is a fused composition of line drawings, pastel, oil pastel, collage of paintings, magazine and other paper elements to build up a new entity of expanded forms. It was one of a series on the theory of synthesizing disparate, divided elements - abstract pen and ink drawings, old paintings,colored magazine paper- into a more unified composition.
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Stolen Oranges- abstract art

2009-10-28T18:52:00.005-05:00

I guess it must have happened once too often. And that was it.

Many stories have been told, the one I heard: the owner in a fit of rage, hired a huge tractor and flattened 30 acres of his orange grove. Thieves were reaping more than he did. So he ended their plunder.

The title for the abstract work above, merely alluded to that event. What started as a monotype with black silkscreen ink, was enhanced by acrylic paint and pastels. It was done in a fast abstract expressionist style with little thought given to anything representational. It started with circular shapes that evolved into this final composition.

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Abstract art -Squarely

2009-10-21T22:05:00.003-05:00

In the previous post, the painting's colors were distorted. Here's another upload of "Squarely"

Abstract Art: Squarely

2009-10-21T21:07:00.003-05:00

Fusing the formal with the informal. Contrasting loose swirls of ink with geometric squares and rectangles. Life is like that. Hot days contrasting with cold nights. Light and dark. Good and bad. Abstract and representational. War and peace. Some win others lose. Resolving issues in abstract art is a constant dialectic of countering views.

The introduction of the internet and the web has opened new avenues for better control by the artist in exposing their work to a much wider audience. No longer the strict guiding hand of those who had exclusive access to buyers. Now there is much more control of the way to produce, promote, market and be better rewarded. Recently reading Hazel Dooney and her strong views on controlling every aspect of her work, was an eye-opener. With access to an online gallery - Yessy.com, this blog, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and my email, I've widened my access to an international audience. Hopefully, sales will follow.

This blog, helps in clarifying my thoughts on art and putting them out in short snippets, that when read in its entirety, will provide a better understanding of what I do, even to myself. At times, I'm inclined to explain the process of painting as a purely intuitive one. But, after painting, drawing and observing the works of countless numbers of artists, reading widely on their thoughts and style, I believe what emerges from my pen and brush is the cumulative output of years of study.

I'm totally engrossed in the creative process, when painting and drawing, oblivious of my surroundings, almost in a semi-conscious state, solving and resolving issues on art. Recently, I've started combining art with musical compositions, uploading on YouTube - http://youtube.com/Emooyoung This has opened new ideas and thoughts for future developments.

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Skeletal forms

2009-10-20T19:38:00.006-05:00

Skeletal Forms
The abstract artwork, "Skeletal Forms" was painted a long time ago. While exploring bones, structures and the uncanny strength that supports so much weight, led to a total re-arrangement of how our anatomy is structured. The elements would be now used in an abstract and random combination, To form a new 'personage'. Paint, color, line and form would take precedence.

The charcoal drawing underlay, led to color being introduced, then background color was added, scraped, changed, obscured, new forms revealed and blended into a new and unique composition.

Acrylic paint is versatile-it can produce from pale watercolor washes, to heavy impasto, it can blend with any medium or technique and it can be over-painted endlessly. Thick watercolor paper is essential for this rigorous process. To seal and preserve the painting, two coats of acrylic varnish is recommended.

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Abstract Art-Seated Figure #7

2009-10-14T21:52:00.003-05:00

Seated Figure #7, quietly emerged from a series of vertical lines. Lines drawn with pastels, oil pastels, charcoal, pencil and acrylics, the personage took a seat quietly. The lines accentuate planes of diverse thoughts and tangents, returning, eventually, to the central figure.

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Picasso's remarks on art

2009-10-05T13:08:00.003-05:00

While browsing through my dusty collection of art books, I came across "Picasso on Art- A selection of views" by Dore Ashton.

Christian Zervos, in 1935, put down these remarks of Picasso immediately after a conversation with him. Here's an interesting excerpt,

"A picture is not thought out or settled beforehand. While it is being done it changes as one's thought change. And when it is finished, it still goes on changing, according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it. A picture lives a life like a living creature, undergoing the changes imposed on us by our life from day to day. This is natural enough, as the picture lives only through the man who is looking at it."

Abstract Painting -Roots

2009-10-05T12:21:00.006-05:00

Consider the force of a tree root thrusting downward into dry parched earth. What a quiet but relentless force. Perhaps moving a millimetre per day. But if it is to survive, thrust it must. The abstract painting above "Roots Force" attempts to allude to this phenomenon. The small acrylic painting on paper, tries to demonstrate in plastic form, the aggressive movement of the brush in an abstract expressionistic style. In working, no real thought is given to styles or techniques, just a response to the intuition, guided by thoughts, mood, music and the colors at hand.

More paintings and drawings can be viewed by clicking on the videos at right.

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Purple Haze-Abstract painting

2009-09-28T21:12:00.005-05:00

The Abstract mixed media painting is entitled "Purple Haze".

Must have been listening to Jimi Hendrix though I'm not so sure. Just glancing at "Are you Experienced" The CD by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Surprised to see that he, at various times, backed B.B. King, Sam Cooke, Solomon Burke, Chuck Jackson, and Jackie Wilson. He also backed Little Richard, Ike and Tina Turner, before he started his own band. What a great start to his stellar, but short-lived career.

Just missed going to Woodstock to see him perform. A performance that some have described as one of the greatest guitar virtuso the rock world had ever seen.

Picasso once said " Everybody wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of a bird. Why does one love a night, a flower, everything that surrounds a man, without trying to understand it all? Abstract art is difficult to explain verbally. It alludes to something. Something simple or profound. It can move you, to love it or hate it. The effect can be immediate or transcendental, a challenge to the known, to the orderly.

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Abstract Painting influenced by Science?

2009-09-24T19:39:00.004-05:00

I just read an interesting theory about the radical shift in thinking and the conception of reality that took place at the turn of the 20th century in Modern Art.

To quote from 'Painting in the Twentieth Century' by Werner Haftmann, - " Dates seem to suggest that some kind of connection exists between science and painting. The radical changes in painting took place between 1900 and 1910. Significant dates are: 1905 Fauvism; 1907 Cubism; 1910 the first abstract painting. A concordance of of dates important in the history of science runs thus: 1900 Planck's quantum theory; and Freud's Interpretation of Dreams; 1905 Einstein's special theory of relativity; 1908 Minkowski's mathematical formulation of the dimensions of space-time."

Many artists such as Klee, Kandinsky, Delaunay and others have stated that their encounters with the discoveries of natural science often threw light upon their own intuitive and artistic activity.

What do you think? That there was a close connection between the new discoveries in science and the radical shifts in the way art was viewed by the prominent and well read artists of these early periods of the 20th century? I think so.

Abstract art on the verandah

2009-09-07T11:49:00.005-05:00

This abstract digital artwork evolved from a photo of our verandah, full of plants, that has been completely reworked. Digitally painted, retouched, splashed splattered, erased and then reworked again.

The bits and pieces of abstract color are symbolic of many hours spent sipping intensely satisfying cups of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee in the morning, watching the misty covered mountain and the sun interplay then sneak over the top. Here I've drawn many sketches, noted many thoughts...seeking to redefine myself, to welcome the new day. To live in the moment. To Awaken the Giant Within. As Tony Robbins states, the single most important step in weeding the gardens of our mind is to interrupt our limiting patterns. So the verandah provides the quiet time to prepare for the new day. Yesterday is past and gone forever, never to return. As some wise person has said- today is a gift, that's why it's called the present. Tobias Wolff states "we define ourselves and our deepest values by the choices we make, day by day, hour by hour, over a lifetime."

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Abstract Digital art: "Light Variations"

2009-09-01T16:18:00.005-05:00

Unlike the fear of a blank canvas or paper, when nothing seem to happen. The mind is as blank as the paper. Using a digital photo as a starting point brings its own set of mind freezing possibilities. The objective: to create something entirely new, unique, entirely different and... abstract.

It must have been music that encouraged me to keep abstracting, refining, reforming, retouching and reducing a digital photo into increasingly flattened forms. The various components artists use include line, shape, form, color, space, value and texture, to create a composition.

The fixed elements in a photo require that the aesthetic manipulations are in more selected areas. leaving central elements almost untouched. You 'arrive' at the outcome when you've exhausted many trials and techniques.

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Hierarchy in Abstract art

2009-08-27T15:05:00.005-05:00

The definition of hierarchy in the dictionary will not be useful this time. The abstract painting alluded to the interlinking of family and the generations past, the myths, rituals, superstitions that resulted in what we have today. It is an abstract concept translated into a lyrical abstract expressionist form.

It's an experimental work, weaving from corners to the central forms and shapes leading to an undefined form. Background color was later added to the initial pencil drawing. The exploration continues.

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Group travel:Escape into abstraction

2009-08-26T10:34:00.005-05:00

Have you ever thought about losing everything? Escaping into the night with just the clothes on your back? So often, we read and see these stories, real life brutalities, more macabre and murderous than a Shakespearean tragedy. Unfolding on the nightly news. The genocide in Darfur and other places. The mass movement of thousands, even millions of people to refugee camps. People who once had a home, a family... a life.

One night of mindless slaughter and the panic begins. It's survival and communal, it's the desperate exodus to save the family. It's Group Travel.

Though the title came after the painting, no attempt was made to be descriptive of the real situation, abstract painting, drawing, form and color was used to allude to the tragedies unfolding nightly.

The triptych- "Group Travel" is a combination of acrylic paint, drawing and mixed media techniques on paper.

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