The Journal
Journal — Abstract Art & Painting Insights
Essays on abstract painting, technique and the artist's practice — new articles regularly.
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What Is Abstract Expressionism? History, Pollock, Rothko and Its Spanish Echo
Pollock letting paint drip onto the floor, Rothko stacking vast, silent fields of colour: Abstract Expressionism changed the very image of the painter's studio. Born in New York after the war, it also has a lesser-known echo on this side of the Atlantic, reaching as far as Madrid, where a group of Spanish painters proposed their own version as early as 1957. A geometric painter of Latin American training traces this founding movement — and explains why her own work keeps a deliberate distance from it.
Is Cubism Abstract Art? The Roots of Geometric Abstraction
Picasso, Braque and a question that keeps coming up: was Cubism already abstract? A look at the movement that cracked the door open for 20th-century geometric abstraction.
Contemporary Art in Madrid: Museums, Galleries and ARCOmadrid
Reina Sofía, Thyssen-Bornemisza, Matadero Madrid, ARCOmadrid: Spain's capital holds one of the densest contemporary art scenes in southern Europe. After exhibiting there at 'Couleurs et Formes', I map out the places that keep it alive.
Choosing Abstract Art for a Professional Space: Offices, Waiting Rooms, Restaurants, Hotels
Abstract art isn't just for the living room. A growing number of offices, clinics, restaurants and hotels are choosing an original painting over a generic framed print to set a mood and build a visual identity of their own. Here's what actually changes when buying for a business rather than a home.
Canvas, Wood or Paper: Choosing a Support for Abstract Acrylic Painting
Colour, composition and knife technique get all the attention — the support almost never does. Linen canvas, cotton canvas, primed wood panel or heavy paper: each surface takes acrylic differently. Here's what sets them apart, and why canvas has always been my choice.
Contemporary Art in Andorra: A Quiet Cultural Scene Between France and Spain
Wedged between two major artistic traditions, Andorra is quietly building its own cultural scene. Since exhibiting at the Museu de la Moto in Canillo, I've been looking more closely at this Pyrenean country — still too often reduced to skiing and duty-free shopping.
The Wellbeing Benefits of Abstract Painting: Colour, Form and Calm at Home
Hang an abstract painting in a living room and the whole space feels different. Colour, the absence of a subject to decode, texture: here's how abstract art shapes wellbeing at home, from an artist who has painted and exhibited since 2021.