中文简介：

抽象艺术没有单一的整齐定义。它不试图表现现实，而是使用形状、颜色和形式等视觉语言来创造自己的艺术风格，没有固定规则可循。澳大利亚抽象艺术代表了创造性表达和姿态力量的爆发，探索了不断发展的流派，并提供无与伦比的艺术自由，邀请艺术家和观众进行深刻个人联系和解释。作品经常跨越认识和感觉经验之间的中间点，通过绘画的物质性融合各种风格。

在广泛的采访基础上，Amber Creswell Bell研究了40多位当代抽象画家的不同做法，记录了各种风格、主题、愿景和哲学的曲目。有些人把抽象艺术比作音乐，特别是爵士乐；有些人的灵感来自于自然、科学和几何学；有些人只是喜欢用文字无法表达的方式来传递复杂情感。然而，这些非凡艺术家团结在一起的原因就是他们选择这种表达形式并坚信它能够传递出他们内心最真实且深层次的信念。

英文简介：

There is no single neat definition of abstract art. It makes no attempt to represent reality; instead it has its own visual language using shape, colour and form with no rules. An explosion of creative expression and gestural force, Australian Abstract explores the constantly evolving genre and how it offers unparalleled artistic freedom, inviting deeply personal connection and interpretation from both artist and viewer. Works often straddle a mid-point between recognition and the sensed experience through the materiality of paint encompassing a pastiche of styles.

Drawing on extensive interviews Amber Creswell Bell examines the diverse practices of more than forty contemporary abstract painters, documenting a repertoire of styles, subjects, visions and philosophies. Some compare abstract art to music, particularly jazz; others are inspired by nature, science and geometry; and some simply relish the opportunity to express complex emotions in a way words cannot. What unites these extraordinary artists, however, is the conviction that this form of expression chose them.