Abstraction in Action

Abstraction in Action is a broad and dynamic platform dedicated to the promotion and research of contemporary abstract art from Latin America since the 1990s seeking to activate the field and foster new perspectives.

Abstraction in Action is an arts initiative that provides context, information and resources in the field through its interactive database of contemporary abstract artists, publications, exhibitions and projects.

About Abstraction in Action

Abstraction in Action is an interactive project born out of research on the contemporary production of abstract art in Latin America. The original aim of the research was to produce an exhibition illustrating the experimental and innovative nature of contemporary abstraction in Latin America.

The body of work discovered was so rich, diverse, and exciting that it required the creation of a broader platform that not only encompassed the show, but also this expansive growing field of contemporary art.

Abstraction in Action attests to the aesthetic and conceptual potential of abstraction as a key language of contemporary art. It also acknowledges the importance and long lasting legacy of abstract art and modernism in Latin America between 1940 and the late 1970s, either in the expansion of the inherited traditions or in the deconstruction of canonical ideas related to these.

Abstraction in Action promotes engagement in a global dialogue about contemporary art and ideas, involving a high level of experimentation in a wide range of media that spans painting, drawing, sculpture, installation art, photography, video art and technology.

Many artists working with abstraction incorporate mass and popular culture both conceptually and aesthetically into their art. For some of these artists, abstraction may not be the only language that they explore, as some work with a figurative vocabulary, incorporate photographic or video images of the world, or even combine both abstract and figurative iconography in one single work.

Abstraction in Action is an ongoing collaborative platform that encompasses this exciting field of contemporary art and seeks to incorporate the multiple voices of artists, curators, writers and researchers in the field.

more information: http://abstractioninaction.com/