Now that you’ve seen works by Esteban Lisa and Magdalena Fernández, compare them to other abstract artists. Below you will find works by abstract artists from Latin America and Europe.
What words would you use to describe the colors and shapes in each artwork?
Esteban Lisa (b. Spain 1895- d. Argentina 1983)
Juego de líneas y colores/Playing with Lines and Colors, 1953
oil on cardboard
private collection
Wassily Kandinsky (b. Russia 1866 – d. France 1944)
Composition VI, 1913
Oil on canvas
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Russia
Magdalena Fernández (Venezuela, b. 1964)
1pm006"Ara araraura", 2006?1'55" Digital animation: Marcelo D’Orazio
Kazimir Malevich (Ukraine b. 1879- d. Soviet Union 1975)
Suprematist Painting: Eight Red Rectangles, 1915
oil on canvas
Stedelijk Museum
Ana Sacerdote (Italy, b. 1925)
Sin título / Untitled, 1954
tempera on paper
Museum Purchase with funds provided by Pinta Museum Acquisition Program and the MOLAA Collectors Circle
M.2010.037