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Abstract Timelapse Freeway Traffic at Night in Los Angeles


Abstract Timelapse Freeway Traffic at Night in Los Angeles
Praise To God


Praise To God
Colorful Ribbons


Colorful Ribbons
Baby elephant on ball


Baby elephant on ball
Building site at sunset


Building site at sunset
Bike Outside an Old-Fashioned Shop


Bike Outside an Old-Fashioned Shop
Water shortages encroaching


Water shortages encroaching
closeup of light bulb


closeup of light bulb
Eagle Owl


Eagle Owl
Landmark Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California


Landmark Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California
Green Fresh Gardening Elements on White


Green Fresh Gardening Elements on White
red and green apples


red and green apples
nervous woman holding cellphone


nervous woman holding cellphone
Rose Thorns


Rose Thorns
Woman On The Outside


Woman On The Outside
Sharp Icy Water and Orange Fruit


Sharp Icy Water and Orange Fruit
Fresh Elements of Spring Grass, Seeling and Sunflower


Fresh Elements of Spring Grass, Seeling and Sunflower
Belly Dancer Isolated on White


Belly Dancer Isolated on White
Old Woman Praying


Old Woman Praying
Countryside View of a City Morning


Countryside View of a City Morning
woman staring at the window


woman staring at the window
Towards the light


Towards the light
Global Warming


Global Warming
Bride Hitch Hiking


Bride Hitch Hiking
Renewable Energy is Within Reach


Renewable Energy is Within Reach
Happy Bright Landscape WIth Butterflies


Happy Bright Landscape WIth Butterflies
The Red Boat


The Red Boat
Old Woman Praying


Old Woman Praying
Three colourful darts in the bullseye.


Three colourful darts in the bullseye.
Hands of a Man Painted Like a Globe


Hands of a Man Painted Like a Globe
Businessman and Worker Handshake


Businessman and Worker Handshake
Doctor s Stethoscope on White Background With Empty Copy Space


Doctor s Stethoscope on White Background With Empty Copy Space
Censored Stamp Shows Prohibited And Censorship


Censored Stamp Shows Prohibited And Censorship
Railroad at Sunset


Railroad at Sunset
Speed Driving in Los Angeles With Bright City Lights


Speed Driving in Los Angeles With Bright City Lights
Butler making thumbs up gesture


Butler making thumbs up gesture
black textured background


black textured background
Trucking City View at Sunrise


Trucking City View at Sunrise
Salad Shot With High Depth of Field


Salad Shot With High Depth of Field
businesswoman with big ears


businesswoman with big ears
Crossing out Plan A and writing Plan B on a blackboard.


Crossing out Plan A and writing Plan B on a blackboard.
Shredded Money Taco Too


Shredded Money Taco Too
Welcome To Las Vegas Electical Neon Sign


Welcome To Las Vegas Electical Neon Sign
lonely train-track and moonlight


lonely train-track and moonlight
Above the Crowd - Green Apple to Oranges


Above the Crowd - Green Apple to Oranges
Currency Symbols On Compter Screen Showing Exchange Rates And Fi


Currency Symbols On Compter Screen Showing Exchange Rates And Fi
Futuristic Bubbles Background


Futuristic Bubbles Background
Underwear on a Clothesline


Underwear on a Clothesline
Businessman Doubled Over with head in Hands


Businessman Doubled Over with head in Hands
Organizational resources concept


Organizational resources concept
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Abstract art developed out of the artistic movements of Romanticism, Expressionism, and Impressionism. According to MetMuseum.org, the very influential Abstract Expressionist movement began in the 1940s. Expressionism broke previous constraints on subject matter and artistic technique. Notable Expressionists included Clyfford Still, Jackson Pollock, and Adolph Gottlieb. Abstract Expressionism is highly spontaneous, and improvisational.

While Abstract Expressionists favored the use of bold and long brush strokes in their paintings, Impressionists used small brush strokes to comprise a larger painting. The term Impressionism came from Elaine de Kooning, who was attempting to describe Impressionist works which had no representative content, but utilized similar brush strokes.

Famous Impressionists include Monet and van Gogh. The Oxford Dictionary of Art describes Abstract Impressionism as Retaining the quiet uniform pattern of strokes that spread over the canvas without climax or emphasis, these followers keep the Impressionist manner of looking at a scene but leave out the scene.

Conceptual Art emerged in the 1960s, and was largely seen as anti-establishment. ArtHistory.net describes the Conceptual Art movement as one which creates disharmony in society. It forces the masses to think about the art, and question what is or is not art. The Conceptual Art movement peaked in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Notable conceptual artists include Andy Warhol, musician George Brecht, and Joseph Kosuth.

Abstract and Conceptual photos can evoke emotions and reactions similar to those evoked during the abstract and conceptual art movements. Abstract and conceptual stock photos serve a much wider variety of uses than do everyday stock photos. Designers and bloggers looking to evoke certain emotions should first look to this category of stock photos for potential use in their works.
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