To some degree, abstract art can be called the most important breakthrough and representation of 20th century modern art. The meaning of the term “abstract” is in relation to the term “concrete”. There were already some elements of abstract styles in Western art tradition, such as “morphing”, a trait that appeared as early as the Baroque era in the 17th century with El Greco’s elongated human forms. But it took until the beginning of the 20th century for Picasso’s proto-Cubist piece “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” (1907) to mark the beginning of Western art’s entry into a modern abstract style. Later, Kandinsky created the first pure abstract painting, plunging the various art circles into turbulent times and establishing the direction of modern art philosophy. Thus diversified abstract art styles became the most distinguishing feature of post-20th century art.

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