Joan Miro, born in 1893 Spain, started drawing at the early age of seven years old. As a young man, he went to business school but abandoned that path after suffering a mental breakdown. Instead, he pursued ar… See more

Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artistborn in 1866 Moscow, is known as the Pioneer of Abstract Art. Though he began studying painting at thirty years old after giving up a career in law and economics, Kandinsky excelled in … See more

Piet Mondrian, born in 1872 Netherlands, was a pioneer of abstract art. His early works were figurative style, but he quickly transitioned to an extreme abstract concept, using only geometric shapes in his paintings. … See more

Jackson Pollock, born in 1912 Wyoming, moved to New York City at eighteen years old to study under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League, though he had little influence on Pollock’s style. Influenced by Mexica… See more