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Abstract Expressionism-8
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- 1Abstract Expressionism-emerged in NY, 1940s- first major American avant-garde movement
-mostly abstract paintings that express state of mind
-two types: action painting (gestural abstraction) and color field painting (chromatic abstraction) - 2Action Paintingcreated by an active process where one can find the presence of the artist
- 3—Jackson Pollock, Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mix), 1950
- 4—Lee Krasner, Untitled, 1949
- 5Color Field Painting-large expanses of color applied to flat surface
-often included pouring paint onto unprimed canvas and letting pigment soak into fabric - 6—Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, 1952
- 7—Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow, 1956
- 8Clement Greenberg-American art critic
-advocated for exploration of properties of artistic medium
-drawing attention to formal qualities of art (color, line, space, etc.)
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- Arts Flashcards on Abstract Expressionism-8, created by Samantha Hundt on 30/04/2019.
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- Samantha Hundt · Apr 2019
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