Abstract art is often seen as being able to carry a weightier moral dimension, combining simple themes of purity and spirituality. Since the early 1900s, it has formed a central stream in modern art, and it now forms a challenging and progressive category at the heart of Wildlife Artist of the Year. In the Abstract World category, the visual language of shape, form, colour, and line are used to leave those viewing and experiencing it with profound meaning. Jackson Pollock described it as “energy and motion made visible”. Abstract World enables artists who express themselves non-figuratively to capture the beauty and fragility of our world and its wildlife, stimulating our imaginations with thought-provoking works. The abstract process opens a door for pure and raw displays of feeling and freedom, enabling an entirely new dynamism to become a centric part of the competition.
Generously sponsored by Amanda and Barry Butler
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