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Thus surrealist art is much more difficult to interpret and more subjective than abstract art. Abstract art is less visionary and more the equivalent of an artist attempting to create an image that represents something real in symbolic form (Wittenborn, 1957). For this reason abstract art more similarly represents realism, only the artists works to deliver an impression or symbol of an actual object or event rather than create something purely from a visionary perspective. One might actually suggest that abstract art is closer to impressionist technique than surrealism in this respect as the artist when creating abstract art often tries to produce something that is equivalent but not exactly the same as a real object, event or circumstance.
At first glance abstract art and surrealism appear very similar, when in fact both forms of art are created from very different perspectives. Abstract art and surrealist art are similar in...
Thus no standard measurement exists for interpreting abstract vs. surrealist works of art. They differ however in the approach the artists take to create the work of art. Abstract artists tend to interpret realistic objects into an intangible or impressionist form. Hence most of their work is derived from objects, events or situations that might otherwise be realistic. Surrealists however tend to create works of art based solely on a vision the artists holds from within. As such one may conclude that surrealism is actually much more visionary and reflective of the artists own impressions and vision than abstract art, and hence less concrete than abstract art and more subject to interpretation.
Reference:
Wittenborn, G. (1957). The world of abstract art. New York: Questia Media.
Reference:
Wittenborn, G. (1957). The world of abstract art. New York: Questia Media.
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