Non-objective art refers to work that is non-representational, containing no recognizable objects or subject matter. Instead, it uses a visual language of form, color, and line to create compositions that are independent from visual references in the real world. While artists working in this style occasionally take inspiration from life experiences, their work reflects emotions and reactions to it using a purely aesthetic vocabulary, rejecting identifiable images.
From the Renaissance to the middle of the 19th century, Western art had been defined by the logic of perspective and the endeavor to create the illusion of visible reality. With the development of the camera, however, photography was capable of capturing reality in a more convenient way than painting, drawing, or sculpture. Therefore, by the beginning of the 20th century, many artists gave credence to the idea that art could constitute its own universe, and that reference points beyond materials and the mind of the maker were no longer of importance. This view of art lead to the dismantling of subject matter, for what was represented mattered less than the manner of representation and the theories held by the person responsible for it.
I Don’t Get It highlights non-objective holdings from the Huntington Museum of Art’s own permanent collection in a variety of media, including paintings, prints, glass, and sculpture so as to shed light on the interpretation and background of an art style that is often misleading in its apparent simplicity.
This exhibit is generously supported by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the West Virginia Commission of the Arts, and the West Virginia Humanities Council.
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