Abstract painting uses a visuals of shape, form, color and line to create a painting which can exist with a degree of independence from visual realities in nature.. It can be called modern art or contemporary art art had been. The arts of differant cultures can be show using abstract painting or it can be a form of expression of emotion...one could say that red paint can visualise anger. Abstract art can be created in many ways, using anything from the curve of a wheel to ruler to help create it. plaster , rubber, cloth, fabric, wood, even mud has been used to create abstract art.