Abstract & Pop Art Canvas Art

Pop art and abstract art are two modern art categories that seek no apologies, having conditions that allow graffiti and stencil artists to worry less about content and more about creative style. Even so, the margin for error in creating pop art canvas images of famous people is somewhat unforgiving. If works like Jack, Snoop, and The King didn’t look like the celebrities they intended, there would be nothing else to base our interest on.

Abstract canvas art, on the other hand is, by its very nature, undefined. One only has to briefly view the best Kandinsky or Mondrian pieces to confirm this fact. Patterns and shapes are as indistinct as the ideas behind their construction, since few can discern what compelled the likes of Diana Ong or Juan Gris to distort our view of people and objects so completely.

Street artists can be just as vague when putting stencil and graffiti pieces together. Smasha’s Proletariat and Communist Workers are good examples. The artist does his best to “mud up the windscreen” by splashing and swirling his way through colours while still contributing to important political themes.

Since the days of Andy Warhol, the pop art canvas has generated its own controversial press by mocking familiarity and advertising the most banal elements of society. It is no surprise, then, that street art exploits these characteristics and applies them to social problems for maximum impact. The combination is flammable, yet often contributes to the greatest, most original pieces this elitist community is capable of.

Likewise, those who appreciate abstract canvas art are receptive to alternate views, allowing artists the opportunity to explore ideas without viewers expecting something in return, at least not something well-defined. Give them a canvas and let them create, they say, if only for the sake of creativity.

It is our belief that this mutual interest in creativity is one of the primary factors that connect artists with audiences. Both appreciate the process of discovery and invention, and both value creative license as a key component of the pop art canvas.