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READING PRACTICE TEST - MATCHING HEADINGS – TEST 38
A. How to begin enjoying abstract
E. The origins of abstract art
B. From representation
F. The process of making art
C. Being familiar with past art work
G. Abstract art takes time to absorb
D. Getting the wrong to abstraction impressions
H. Children's art and abstract art
Q1. People often misunderstand abstract art because they are looking for something real and concrete with
which they can identify. It is natural to try to name and make sense of what we experience and perceive in
the world, so pure abstract art, with its unrecognizable subject matter and unpredictable shapes, colours,
and lines, can prove challenging. It seems much harder to find meaning.
Q2. While there may be some similarities between the marks made by children and those made by
professional abstract artists, the similarities are superficial. There are several reasons why children paint,
but by that time there is more thought, planning, and understanding of the visual elements and principles of
art. This understanding gives the professional work greater complexity and a visible structure that is often
perceivable by even the non-artist.
Q3. Professional abstract art is often about much more than what you see on the surface of the canvas. It
maybe about the process itself, the artist may be using symbolism, or the artist may have reduced
something visible to its abstract essence. If you know the history relevant to the artist you will also be able
to understand better his or her painting.
Q4. Piet Mondrian (1872—1944) was a Dutch artist most well-known for his minimal geometric abstract
paintings in primary colours. He started out painting traditional representational landscapes, but then
worked in series, in which each subsequent painting became more abstract and reduced to lines and planes
until reaching the point where his paintings became the abstractions that are most familiar to the public.
Q5. Part of our problem in appreciating abstract art is that we expect to ‘get it’ immediately, and don’t give
ourselves time to sit with it and absorb it. It takes time to understand the meaning and emotion behind a
work of abstract art. The Slow Art Movement that is popular worldwide has brought attention to the fact
that museum goers often move through museums very quickly.
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