Abstract Expressionism

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Abstract Expressionism

• 1945 1960s

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ABTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (1945-1960)

• Nicknamed action painting
• Quick, spontaneous brush strokes, seemingly done
  at random
• The method of painting was emphasized, including
  dripping or throwing the paint
• Appears to be accidental or by chance, but
  usually it was highly planned
• Believed spontaneous art would release the
  creativity of their unconscious minds
• The freedom to create is the dominant attitude.
• Form is totally emphasized over subject. Close to
  100 abstract, with very little subject matter
• It pushed the limits of accepted art and taste
  "break the rules and shock the viewer."
• Became linked with the "avant garde" art of
  Hollywood, and became a fad for rich people

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Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist
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Pollack, White Light
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Pollock, The Key
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Pollock, Blue (Moby Dick)
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Arshile Gorky, Water of the Flowery Mill
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Gorky, Composition
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Willem De Kooning, Woman I
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Kooning, Valentine
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Hans Hoffman, The Gate

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Joan Mitchell, Lake