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READING PRACTICE TEST - MATCHING HEADINGS – TEST 38 

A. How to begin enjoying abstract    

 

 

E. The origins of abstract art 

B. From representation    

 

 

 

 

F. The process of making art  

C. Being familiar with past art work    

 

 

G. Abstract art takes time to absorb  

D. Getting the wrong to abstraction impressions    

H. Children's art and abstract art 

 

 

Q1. People often misunderstand abstract art because they are looking for something real and concrete with 

which they can identify. It is natural to try to name and make sense of what we experience and perceive in 

the world, so pure abstract art, with its unrecognizable subject matter and unpredictable shapes, colours, 

and lines, can prove challenging. It seems much harder to find meaning. 

 

Q2. While there may be some similarities between the marks made by children and those made by 

professional abstract artists, the similarities are superficial. There are several reasons why children paint, 

but by that time there is more thought, planning, and understanding of the visual elements and principles of 

art. This understanding gives the professional work greater complexity and a visible structure that is often 

perceivable by even the non-artist. 

 

Q3. Professional abstract art is often about much more than what you see on the surface of the canvas. It 

maybe about the process itself, the artist may be using symbolism, or the artist may have reduced 

something visible to its abstract essence. If you know the history relevant to the artist you will also be able 

to understand better his or her painting. 

 

Q4. Piet Mondrian (1872—1944) was a Dutch artist most well-known for his minimal geometric abstract 

paintings in primary colours. He started out painting traditional representational landscapes, but then 

worked in series, in which each subsequent painting became more abstract and reduced to lines and planes 

until reaching the point where his paintings became the abstractions that are most familiar to the public. 

 

Q5. Part of our problem in appreciating abstract art is that we expect to ‘get it’ immediately, and don’t give 

ourselves time to sit with it and absorb it. It takes time to understand the meaning and emotion behind a 

work of abstract art. The Slow Art Movement that is popular worldwide has brought attention to the fact 

that museum goers often move through museums very quickly.