Art pieces can be surprisingly effective and effectively surprising sources of abstractions, but it requires an eye for the possibilities. Usually, the art piece will be a sculpture, and by focusing on a detail, one may get the abstract one wants. As always, lines and patterns play a dominant role in this. The image above is created via Photofunia and is free from copyright issues.
Abstraction in metal tones (2009)
One of the earliest examples of art abstraction in my portfolio. This is a detail of a sculpture at the exhibition in
Tours where my wife also had a number of her paintings exhibited. The
curves really make the shot.
Abstraction in red and blue (2011)
One of my best and most popular shots. This abstract is the
detail of a modern art sculpture in the centre of the German town of Leverkusen..
The eye of the storm (2012)
In April 2012 we were getting close to our move to Kampen, where we were
about to open our own gallery. The yearly Art Route through Kampen
("Kunstroute") was a good opportunity to see more of the local art. This
is a close-up of a paper sculpture by Elsa Visser. It has a definite organic feeling to it.
Sculpture detail (2013)
The yearly Kampen Art Route in 2013 offered some
photo-opportunities as usual. This one is my favourite of the bunch, a
detail of a sculpture in a garden.
Fifty shades of grey (2013)
An opportunity I spotted in the City Museum in nearby Zwolle. It is a detail of a huge paper sculpture by Machteld
Wijlacker.
Geometric (2016)
A shot from the bottom up of a sculpture outside the Kampen City Hall. An intriguing combination of lines and shapes against a cloudy background.
Firefall (2018)
This is one in a series of detail shots of different ceramic
art pieces that we encountered in the Princesshof Museum in Leeuwarden. This is my personal favourite and one of my preferred shots
of the year. It looks like a lava lake cascading over the rim - hence
the title.
Bowled over (2018)
A ceramic art piece exhibited in the Municipal Museum The Hague, which recently changed its name to Art Museum The Hague. Just by flipping the image upside down, one creates an abstraction.
Penetration (2018)
This is a detail of an outdoor
sculpture by Morgan Betz, at the same museum in The Hague as the previous shot.I had good hopes for this abstract - but the results were
far better still. It it my best received photograph in 11+
years of being on Flickr.
Through the Looking Glass (2019)
The town of Ootmarsum in the East of the Netherlands has been turned into an art haven, full of galleries and street art. This abstract is a detail of a glass-based piece of street art.
Hiding the Blues (2019)
This abstract comes from a series of art abstractions that I shot in the Kampen City museum. All are small details of large three dimensional art works by Sibyl Heijnen.
Ups and down (2021)
I spotted this art piece along a road in Joure. The angle and diagonal composition makes
it interesting. This is the type of minimalist abstract I love to create
- and having such a blue sky as backdrop is a bonus.
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