Journey in Abstraction
In 2021, Chen Yi Quan filmed a series of 8 videos with the support of NAC during Covid-19 to introduce to beginners on what abstract art is and how to get started painting abstract art. Do watch and share. Thank you!
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Lesson 1 - Introduction
Chen Yi Quan introduces himself and what abstract art is about.
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Lesson 2 - From Impressionist to Abstract Art
From Impressionism to Abstract Art. Yi Quan demonstrates painting starting with random line then adding impressionist strokes and guided by his feelings.
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Lesson 3 - Morphing Technique
In lesson 3, artist Yi Quan morphed his earlier painting into something else. This is a technique used in abstract art to morph an earlier painted object into something totally different.
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Lesson 4 - The Bull
In this lesson, we will be inspired by the bull series of Roy Lichenstein and cubism, using shapes and basic colours to create an abstract painting of a bull.
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Lesson 5 - Exploration of Light
In this lesson, we explore the concept of light using light colours surrounding patches of dark colours.
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Lesson 6 - Landscape One
Chen Yi Quan explains the gist of chinese painting and how to use concepts in chinese art to paint abstract art using western medium, in this case acrylic paints on a wooden board.
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Lesson 7 - Landscape Two
Chen Yi Quan continues to use concepts in chinese art with western medium to create abstract art. He painted a landscape scene inspired by the natural patterns on the wooden board painting medium and in a free-spirited automatic style.
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Chen Yi Quan use inspiration from chinese artist Wu Guan Zhong to create an abstract painting of chinese architecture and alleyway using western medium.