| Reductive Art - The Concept | | | | the driving force behind the execution of these works. |
| Rather than being a distinct genre of art, this art form | | | | Therefore, Reductive art is free from the bounds of |
| is a collective term for some Modern Art styles with | | | | historical, social, political, religious, or mythological |
| same or similar underlying philosophy. The essence of | | | | inspiration for the choice of subjects. It is claimed that |
| Reductive Art lies in its simplistic designs rather than | | | | 'intellectual rigor' for conceptualization of the works has |
| intricate work, clarity against obscurity, basic forms | | | | precedence over the technique involved and medium |
| against elaborate patterns, and simple color schemes | | | | used. |
| in the place of fantastical palettes. This philosophy took | | | | The Artists & the Artworks |
| roots in America around the late 1950s, as a rebellion | | | | Dutch painter Piet Mondrian's (1872-1944) 'Composition II |
| against the existing art movements. Finally, this art form | | | | in Red, Blue, and Yellow' (1930), 'Composition with |
| resulted as a reaction of the modern day artists | | | | Yellow, Blue, and Red' (1937-42), and 'Composition 10' |
| against the idealism of 1960s. Accordingly, the role of | | | | (1939-42) are works having rectangles of varying |
| themes or subjects took a backseat and the | | | | sizes painted in primary colors. The focus of |
| significant of 'concept' was underlined. | | | | Minimalism is to create as simple a design as possible. |
| The Correlations | | | | Russian painter Kazimir Severinovich Malevich's |
| Among the Modern Art forms and alternative names | | | | (1879-1935) 'Black Circle' (1913) and 'Black Square' (1915) |
| that can be categorized as Reductive Art are ABC | | | | are strongly Minimalistic in nature. American Sculptor |
| art, Color Field, Minimalistic art, Cool art, Rejective art, | | | | Tony Smith's (1912-80) 1962 sculpture 'Free Ride' is |
| Geometrical Abstraction, and Anti-illusion art. Therefore, | | | | remarkable example of Minimalistic designing. 'Harran II' |
| Reductive Art is a pluralistic approach that finds | | | | (1967) by American painter and sculptor Frank Stella |
| expression in varied forms and techniques. | | | | (born 1936), 'Untitled' (1990) by the American artist |
| The Details | | | | Donald Clarence Judd (1928-94), 'Bronze Gate' (2005) |
| Precision and asymmetry are the prime attributes of | | | | & 'Untitled' (1967) by American sculptor, artist, |
| Reductive Art. Geometrical Abstraction is mainly set in | | | | & writer Robert Morris (born 1931) are some of |
| continuous forms and limited (or, only primary) colors. | | | | the other famous works in Reductive Art. |
| The idea (concept) for a particular pattern becomes | | | | |