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The abstract of today is no longer radical. Influential art historians of the West consider abstract painting to have been the pivotal element in the development of Modernism. They all agree that painting was the medium that led the way for the movement; without a doubt, abstract painting was at its peak, reveling in its splendor. Such exaltation of the art form before and after this point was met with opposing opinions by the 1980s when many declared abstract painting dead or on the brink of it. However, it is essential to note that such retrospection and examination by the critics concerned …