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Message:: [QUOTE="oval_man, post: 2227630, member: 22602"]"Abstract" art (as opposed to "modern" art, which consists of many styles, many of them representational) is a topic that feels foreign to many people. As an artist and art professor for 25+ years, I wish this weren't the case. The simplest reason is that most people equate "talent" with being able to draw and paint well. However, many people don't realize that, in the art world, these are rather common skills (not to take away from them as accomplishments). I have a handful of freshman students every semester who draw exceptionally well; multiply this by the hundreds of drawing classes at art schools and universities around the country. Most (but certainly not all) serious, professional painters and other artists have learned to draw really well; they then seek larger challenges and new territory to explore. This is a huge topic and I can go on but fear the mods will think it's getting off the topic of coins. Bottom line: there's a lot of interesting art out there, available to anyone who wants to check it out.[/QUOTE]