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Over the years academics have
short listed artists who they fit into a kind of
chronological list. Kandinsky being a primary
name on that list who they say ‘was the first’
to create a truly abstract work of art - Clearly
that is not absolutely correct, as today
we are aware of many artists before and
during Kandinsky’s artistic revelations who
were equally, if not more so, engaged with
abstraction. (ref to Cozen’s late 1700’s)
The term ‘abstract-art’ did promote visions in
peoples minds of paint being thrown around
willy-nilly or brushed loosely onto flat surfaces
by artists who perhaps, have momentarily lost
their minds. Launching themselves into a wild
world of their own making.

In general it could be said that abstract art is
imagined (by much of the public) as Art which
is not imbued with any skill of application
or forethought - the “anyone can do that”
syndrome - was heard and not that long ago.
This outdated perception of abstract art,
may well still exist to a lesser extent, even
among some lesser informed artists. Those
who carry on the argument that there is only
one ‘real’ type of creation and that is ‘reality’.
Embracing abstract art as a serious image
of contemplation, for intimate reflection and
self examination however is not what the
contemporary public are accustomed to.