Like the 2008 Urban Abstraction Project which we had so much fun with, the challenge of this project is to paint an abstraction inspired by an urban scene. To paint the essence of an urban environment or the emotional impact, without realistic detail. Remember though, it's an abstraction not pure abstract, so think "simplified realism" or "reduced and/or altered reality" rather than simply "abstract". The minimum detail you need to paint the character of the scene. If in doubt about what "abstraction" is, take a look at the paintings in the 2008 Urban Abstraction Gallery for a sense of what is meant.
There are no restrictions on the size/format of canvas/paper you use, nor on which or how many colors. (Though for a sense of a grimy city a limited palette dominated by grays would work well.)
For an idea of what I've in mind, take a look what was done for the Urban Abstraction 2008 Project and at the urban paintings of contemporary artist Bill Jacklin. For something that pushes abstraction further, take a look at John Virtue's London paintings, where the city is reduced to black-and-white only. For some further thoughts on what an abstraction may contain, read this forum discussion on abstraction.
Submissions The closing date for submissions for this project is Monday 27 July 2009. Submissions must follow these guidelines or they will not be included in the project gallery. Because of high numbers of submissions to projects, comments/critiques will be given randomly and not on every submission.
There are no restrictions on the size/format of canvas/paper you use, nor on which or how many colors. (Though for a sense of a grimy city a limited palette dominated by grays would work well.)
For an idea of what I've in mind, take a look what was done for the Urban Abstraction 2008 Project and at the urban paintings of contemporary artist Bill Jacklin. For something that pushes abstraction further, take a look at John Virtue's London paintings, where the city is reduced to black-and-white only. For some further thoughts on what an abstraction may contain, read this forum discussion on abstraction.
Submissions The closing date for submissions for this project is Monday 27 July 2009. Submissions must follow these guidelines or they will not be included in the project gallery. Because of high numbers of submissions to projects, comments/critiques will be given randomly and not on every submission.