Abstract paintings elicit emotional reactions from viewers through the use of colors, lines, and shapes which don't necessarily reflect any specific objects from reality. Abstract art focuses on achieving an effect rather than presenting a strict likeness. Often referred to as modern art, abstract art has no clear rules for the imaginative artist who incorporates shapes, forms, colors and textures into powerful works of art. The popularity of abstract art lies in its ability to help people gain new perspectives through imagination, tossing away the limiting confines of reality. Abstract painting is in fact the very opposite of figurative art. Even if we are not able to understand the meaning behind an abstract work without additional information, it can nonetheless succeed in conveying a sense of emotion and feeling.