difference between abstract & representation
Representational is to be very similar to a real subject and may show things which look real but distort real scenes. In my opinion (and it is just that: an opinion), representational art is far more "viewer-friendly" to the vast majority of people than is abstract or conceptual art. We (absolutely including myself) have a higher degree of comfort with art when something recognisable catches the eye and registers. Perhaps this has never happened to you, but I have, personally, been made to feel stupid at an opening , by asking ignorant questions or not getting the point of an abstract piece. Abstract means, in the extreme, that nothing about the work has to represent anything, it can show only just colore, a blob or other form, just lines.
what might abstract image be good for?
Abstract photography is a popular form of art and the rewards for a good abstract photographer are most worthwhile. Art buyers pay large amounts for good abstract work.
It relies on our more primal sense of form, color, and curves than it does on detail. The problem is that most photographers tend to think in terms of detail when evaluating photographic opportunities. However, it takes a different way of looking at our world to perceive the abstract photography opportunities that surround us.
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