Definition of abstraction

Abstraction is one of the most common mental processes that we carry out people when we want to consider separately the qualities or basic features of an object, or failing to object per is. I.e., in either of the two situations, the mind, focusing, on the one hand warn the basic qualities of something, and in the other case, will be the object in its purest essence that will capture the attention of our mind.
Almost all mental actions that our mind daily: conceptualization, understanding, explanation, among others, make use of abstraction.
Many times, even use the abstraction without realizing, but clear and beyond do not appreciate it consciously Yes we get the benefits of this knowledge.
Scientific research for its part is one of the most relevant activities that make use of this mental operation to be able to dump in reports or conclusions the findings to those who arrive after their work.
The mentioned mental procedure is basically, which carries forward the philosophy to reflect on things, the world, man. I.e. depending on where it will rest their focus of attention, the object, or its qualities, prescindirá mentally of which does not correspond to obtain a finished idea what corresponds.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle was the precursor of abstraction as a method to obtain ideas and concepts about the things that surround us for example hundreds of years ago.
But abstraction is not only limited to the field of thought, but it has also transcended this aspect to be installed for example in the artistic field, where it has been able to be the starting point of one of the most important trends in painting of the last century. Until this moment the painting mostly dealt with represent the reality of things, as, with the emergence of abstract art that alternative is maintained but it materialize in the most diverse way, playing with color, with geometric shapes, especially. Subjectivity lid to objectivity that dominated the scene in this area.