Abstract Expressionism | Definition, History, Facts, & Artists
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Abstract Expressionism, broad movement in American painting that became a dominant trend in Western painting during the 1950s. The movement comprised many styles varying in both technique and quality of expression. Artists include Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler.
Abstract Expressionism Artists - 12 Masters of Expressive Painting
WEBAug 10, 2021 — Developing throughout the 1940s and 1950s in New York, Abstract Expressionism encouraged artists to focus on visualizing their subconscious thoughts. However, the introduction of the term was first used in Germany in 1919 to describe artworks that belonged to the German Expressionism movement.
Abstract expressionism - Wikipedia
WEBAbstract expressionist paintings share certain characteristics, including the use of large canvases, an "all-over" approach, in which the whole canvas is treated with equal importance (as opposed to the center being of more interest than the edges).
7 Abstract Expressionist Works You'll Love to Zoom Into
WEBAbstract Expressionism is a movement in American painting that was developed in the 1940s and 50s. Work painted in this style is characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the...
Abstract Expressionism - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBEarly on, the Abstract Expressionists, in seeking a timeless and powerful subject matter, turned to primitive myth and archaic art for inspiration. Rothko, Pollock, Motherwell, Gottlieb, Newman, and Baziotes all looked to ancient or primitive cultures for expression.
Abstract Expressionism Movement Overview | TheArtStory
WEBArtworks and Artists of Abstract Expressionism. 1957-D-No. 1 (1957) Artist: Clyfford Still. In the early 1940s Clyfford Still, like many other artists of the time, was primarily a representational painter, evoking moody dark scenes in somber colors.
Abstract Expressionism - The Artistry of the Abstract Expressionists
WEBMay 10, 2021 — In essence, Abstract Expressionist paintings resisted stylistic categorizations but the artworks were generally grouped according to two basic preferences. The paintings either emphasized lively and spirited gestures or placed a contemplative and more cerebral focus on open fields of color.
A distinctly American style - MoMA
WEBAbstract Expressionism is a term applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in New York City after World War II, sometimes referred to as the New York School or, more narrowly, as action painting.
Abstract expressionism - Tate
WEBAbstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s. It is often characterised by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.
Abstract Expressionism - MoMA
WEBThe associated artists developed greatly varying stylistic approaches, but shared a commitment to an abstract art that powerfully expresses personal convictions and profound human values. They championed bold, gestural abstraction in all mediums, particularly large painted canvases.
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