Abstract art is popular because it has a purpose in this world for both the artist and the viewer. Many people collect abstract paintings to beautify their surroundings, as an investment, or to update their life with contemporary culture. They often feel a connection to the colors, shapes, texture, or energy that the artwork emits. The artwork changes your living space and creates an atmosphere worth living in.

For the artist, the creation of the artwork can be an expressive medium for channeling creative energy and emotion. The action of painting is actually considered therapy and very meditative for many abstract artists. The evidence for this has been documented to be especially true in today’s fast-paced modern world.

Abstract art also covers a wide spectrum of painting styles. The general understanding is that this type of art does not represent anything in the natural world and the subject matter is simply a visual language of color and shape. While this is true of non-representational works (which I love to create), this is simply not true of all abstract art out there. The word “abstract” means a deviation from reality, but this deviation can sometimes be only slight. This, in turn, leaves room for partially abstract landscapes, figures, seascapes, etc. be categorized as abstract art.

The beauty of abstract art, for both the artist and the viewer, is that anyone can take what they see and interpret it however they want. Of course, this is true of any type of artwork, but considering the nature of the abstract artwork, the creative mind has even more freedom to roam and interpret what appears to the senses. Abstract artwork is a non-traditional free form of art that resonates with the feelings and emotions of today’s contemporary artists and art collectors. As long as this is true, abstract art will continue to be just as popular.