People started using abstraction in Modernist art to focus on showing the patterns and impressions of a scene, instead of showing a realistic depiction. The flatness and bending of perspective used in some forms of Modernism, like cubism, is similar to ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian art, where pictures would show both frontal and side perspectives at once. Abstract art can be related to math because abstract art often focuses on patterns and shapes. I think that graphs or charts could be used to create data-based abstract art. I think the patterns of the graphs or charts could be replicated in the art. Personally, however, I prefer to create art in a more personally expressive way, instead of using data.