The term Abstract ExpressionismExpressionism in fine arts was a modernist movement, which originated in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th century. Its roots of can be traced to Post-Impressionist artists like Edvard Munch in Norway, and Gustav Klimt of the Vienna Secession. Core attribute of Expressionism is the tendency to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting objects radically More is applied to new forms of abstract art
Abstract artworks diverge from depicting recognizable scenes or objects and instead use colors, forms, and lines to create compositions that exist independently of visual references from the natural world. This movement, which gained momentum in the early 20th century, was propelled by artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian, and Kazimir Malevich. These artists aimed to explore spiritual, emotional, and More developed by American painters such as Mark RothkoMark Rothko (1903 – 1970) is closely associated with the New York school, a circle of painters that emerged during the 1940s as a collective voice in American art. During his career spanning five decades, he created a new form of abstract art. Mark Rothko, Untitled (1964) Rothko was born in Daugavpils, Latvia, into a highly educated family and was More, Jackson PollockAmerican painter Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1955) was one of the leading figures of Abstract Expressionism and the New York School. He is best known for his large action drip paintings, which he produced between 1947 and 1952, created by pouring and manipulating liquid paint atop canvases set on the floor. Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming and grew up More, and Willem de Kooning, flourishing between 1943 and the mid-1950s. Since Abstract ExpressionismExpressionism in fine arts was a modernist movement, which originated in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th century. Its roots of can be traced to Post-Impressionist artists like Edvard Munch in Norway, and Gustav Klimt of the Vienna Secession. Core attribute of Expressionism is the tendency to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting objects radically More marked the beginning of New York City as the centre of the Western art world, the movement is also known as the New York School.
While work produced by Abstract Expressionists resists as a cohesive style, the artists shared an interest in using abstraction to convey strong expressive and emotional content. They were inspired both by the idea of SurrealismSurrealism was a 20th-century philosophical, literary, and artistic movement seeking to channel the unconscious to access the imaginary. Proponents of Surrealism rejected the notion of understanding life in rational and conventional terms in favour of asserting the value of the unconscious mind, dreams, the strangely beautiful, and the uncanny. André Breton, the leader of a group of poets and artists More that art should surface originating in the unconscious mind, and by the automatism of artist like Joan MiróSpanish Catalan artist Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) is famous for his works in painting, sculpture, and ceramics. His work is strongly influenced by his hometown Barcelona, the scenic seaside, and the distinct style of that area. From early on, he was exposed to the arts through his parents’ professions: His mother was a goldsmith, father worked as a watchmaker. More.
Two broad groupings emerged within the movement of Abstract ExpressionismExpressionism in fine arts was a modernist movement, which originated in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th century. Its roots of can be traced to Post-Impressionist artists like Edvard Munch in Norway, and Gustav Klimt of the Vienna Secession. Core attribute of Expressionism is the tendency to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting objects radically More: the colour field painters whose canvases were dominated by large areas of a single colour; and the action painters using large gestural brushstrokes.
The colour field painters included artists such as Mark RothkoMark Rothko (1903 – 1970) is closely associated with the New York school, a circle of painters that emerged during the 1940s as a collective voice in American art. During his career spanning five decades, he created a new form of abstract art. Mark Rothko, Untitled (1964) Rothko was born in Daugavpils, Latvia, into a highly educated family and was More, Barnett Newman and Clyfford Still, who shared deep interest in myth and religion. They created compositions with large areas of flat colour, that were intended to produce a contemplative response in the viewer.
The action painters, led by artists such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson PollockAmerican painter Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1955) was one of the leading figures of Abstract Expressionism and the New York School. He is best known for his large action drip paintings, which he produced between 1947 and 1952, created by pouring and manipulating liquid paint atop canvases set on the floor. Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming and grew up More, worked in a spontaneous manner and often used large brushes to make sweeping gestural marks to directly place inner impulses onto the canvas. For example, Pollock placed his canvas on the ground and danced around it while pouring paint onto it.