Abstract Art , which originated in the late 19th century, was an incredibly versatile art period made up of a variety of genres. Some of the types included Abstract Expressionism, Lyrical Abstraction, Color Field Painting , Post-painterly Abstraction, and Minimalism. Abstract Art emerged due to the desire of artists to create artworks that were completely independent to and unrestrained by visual references that occurred in real life. Thus, art pieces embodied the multiple changes that were ... Abstract Paintings Online : Abstract paintings use the visual language of form, shape, line, and colour to create a work that can exist in harmony with no visual references in the actual world. Abstract art transcends objective bounds and conventional visual references.