Abstract expressionism

weeks, I learned about many different artists and saw beautiful pictures of art. Pollock stood out the most for his painting because it was so different. The other artist work told stories and gave moral. Pollock was an American painter who painted abstract. He also was involved in the expressionist movement and was well known for his drip painting. The time magazine named Pollock as “Jack the Dripper” for his famous drip work. Pollock painting came from his own train of thought. One day his…

Painted in 1952, Pollock uses colors, lines, textures, shades, and shapes to successfully create an ideal face for the Abstract Art movement. Jackson Pollock’s painting style, demonstrated in Convergence, played an influential role in the development of the art world. With the United States in fear of the rapid spread of Communism during the Cold War, Convergence and other abstract works of art “embodied freedom of speech and expression.” Pollock’s artwork rebelled against the constraints of…

Absurdity is key to this exhibition and bringing some humour or levity to minimalist art which otherwise is too often seen as confrontational, anti-humanist, emotionless and intellectually cold. Minimalism may hide its humour behind imposing machine-made structures or recontextualized ready made industrialized forms, but curator John Hampton attempts to show a lighter side of minimalism, he attempts to show us that it is inherently absurd that we take it so seriously. Upon entering the space,…

The Hirshhorn Museum: Rings of Adventure The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has always generated conversation about its choices. Even after it had just been constructed, its architectural choices were the subject of critique. Two days after the museum opened in 1974, Ada Louise Huxtable, of The New York Times, gave the following review: “[The building] is known around Washington as the bunker or gas tank, lacking only gun emplacements or an Exxon sign… It totally lacks the essential…

Art is in everything we see, do, and create. We buy it, sell it, display it in our homes, go visit it in galleries and museums. It’s a talent that has been influencing minds for centuries and the tradition is by no means being hampered in our modern-day world. With so much art out there, it is getting continuously more difficult to define “contemporary art”(Kimball). It is making increasingly less sense to discuss avant-garde art or even the future of art, as if all art were going in the same…

John Chamberlain. Sweet William, 1962., and the ones adjacent to it were two other sculptures created by Edward Kienholz. Pollock unique art dripping style is magnificent however, an artist who made a name for himself for being a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement has already received enough attention. Chamberlain exquisite metal work sculptures were very impressive but it was Kienholz’s sculpture that captivated my…

Short Circuit, Robert Rauschenberg, Susan Weil, Elaine Sturtevant Short Circuit is a mixed-medium artwork created by Robert Rauschenberg in 1955, and it was further modified in 1968. It possesses a three-dimensional cabinet structure with two swinging doors, and internally smuggled two artworks by other artists. They are an untitled painting by Susan Weil and An Original Sturtevant flag painting by Elaine Sturtevant. The Circuit is sized 41.5 by 38.25 by 4.5 inches. This type of work…

The beautifully wise words of an American painter, Robert Motherwell, could not have described abstract art any better I strongly believe. He intricately and sophisticatedly describes the breath-taking style of abstract art as follows, “The function of abstraction is to get rid of a lot of reality. You start with as much richness as you want, and subtract, and then you arrive at the residue of essences that you’re interested in.” This description really allows the reader to visualize the artist…

To begin with, Abstract Expressionism was an art movement, that began in 1940s, that started right after World War II ended. Since, World War II ended many artists began to use Abstract Expressionism. For Instance, Paul Jackson Pollock (Jan.28, 1912- Aug.11, 1956) who was born in the U.S. was most known for his technique of Drip Painting during this era. Jackson Pollock was one of the four sons in his family, he grew up in Arizona but got expelled from two schools. So, he moved to NYC along with…

critic that focused on mid-20th century modern art. His essays, which focused on Modern Abstract expressionist artwork, helped to bring a lot of international attention the US artists. He was very passionate about abstract art, believing it was important to help people view art and ‘think outside the box.’ (Rene Bouche, Portrait of Clement Greenberg. 1955, Oil on canvas, 50 x 35 inches) 2. Abstract expressionism is post-World War Two art movement that began in New York. It began when artists…