Abstract expressionism

Abstract art is also known as non objective art or non representational art, painting, sculpture or graphic art in which the portrayal of things from the visible world plays no part. Abstraction was one of the mostsignificant developments in the story of 20th century arts. It consists largely of elements like form, color, line, tone and texture. It has its origin in 19th century. The period characterized by so vast a body of elaborately representational art produced for the sake of illustrating…

between artist and viewer. In the articles, Modernist Painting, by Clement Greenberg, and, The American Action Painters, by Harold Rosenberg, the two major art critics, influentially contributed to the interpretation and understanding of the Abstract Expressionism movement. Through contrasting beliefs based on their assertions on the new expansive painting styles to emerge in the early 1940s, Greenberg focused on the limitations and elements that constitutes the medium of painting, while…

colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble.” 3. How did shape and line compliment his ideas on colour? His works after Murnau with Church II became increasingly abstract in his attempt to express spiritual ideals, and emotional states through colour, shape and line. Kandinsky wrote two books on his theories of art. Concerning the Spiritual in Art and Point and Line and Plane. In these writings he questions…

1912 Jackson Pollock, dubbed as 'Jack the Dripper’, is most famous for his many abstract expressionist drip paintings, such as Number 5 (1948), which sold in 2006 for the world record price of $140 million (Learnodo-Newtonic). Yet, the drip period from 1947 to 1950 formed only a brief part of his self-discovery journey that spanned over two decades, starting from traditional representational art and ending in abstract art. His journey resulted in a significant body of work that encompassed…

In order for me to see the veins in the painting I had to notice the other human features of the tree such as the foot as well as the hands that are hidden in the painting and then I realized that Pavel didn’t just add in random lines to be more abstract but that he was actually creating the blue like pattern that could be seen through the skin of a human that comes from the…

induvial experiences, intuition, and imagination. Realism was romanticism’s polar opposite, instead favoring the day to day lives and experiences of ordinary people. Impressionism took to nature for inspiration, and fauvism which is a small part of expressionism, “describes any style where the artist’s subjective feelings take precedence over objective observation” (Getlein 484). Cubism concentrated on forms, while surrealism focused on the irrational and incongruent. Finally, futurist were…

of the 1900s. This was a time of emotional and spiritual vision of the world through paintings. Toward the end of the era came cubism, also around the early 1900s. Cubism is known as the first abstract style of modern art. At the turn of the 20th century, art movements such as impressionism, expressionism, and cubism reflected the history and culture of Europe through the paintings of nature and modern life. The…

Mary Abbott was born in New York City, and she is considered to be among the earliest proponents of abstract expressionism. Abbott’s work majorly comprises of powerful oil paintings, created by combining gestural and spontaneous brushwork and highly effective use of colour. Abbot’s work highly reflects her vital feeling of immediacy and the need to translate sensation into paint. Abbott started gaining interest in art in the early 1940s leading her to enrol for courses at the Art Students League…

Abstract Expressionism is like nonrepresentational art in that did not portray a clear defined picture. This type of art was made popular by Jackson Pollock; One example of his art is, “number 1” made in 1949. This type of art used heavy brush strokes or a drip technique used by Jackson Pollock. This movement was a rebellion against cubism, nonrepresentational, surrealism, and dada. It started in New York in the early 1900’s after world war 2 as a new way to look art. Bauhaus…

coloured way to define the reality. The avant-garde stream brought an art revolution that included Cubism and Dadaism. The Abstract Expressionism emerged in the U.S. after the chaos of the World War II. It became the first American movement that gained an international significance. The phenomenon of Pop Art burst into the history of art and replaced the Abstract Expressionism. The new art direction also stimulated the development of the commercial photography of that period (Alcaine& Kennan,…