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Abstract Expressionism Overview

Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in New York between 1940 and 1960, characterized by non-representational art and a focus on expressing emotions through rapid and forceful paint application. Key techniques include action painting and color field painting, with notable artists such as Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, and David Smith contributing to its legacy. This movement significantly influenced later art styles, including pop art and minimalism.

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Abstract Expressionism Overview

Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in New York between 1940 and 1960, characterized by non-representational art and a focus on expressing emotions through rapid and forceful paint application. Key techniques include action painting and color field painting, with notable artists such as Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, and David Smith contributing to its legacy. This movement significantly influenced later art styles, including pop art and minimalism.

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ABSTRACT

EXPRESSIONISM
Yamlak Teshome 1620/14
Meklit Habtamu 1032/14
HISTORY

• Produced in Newyork , by European artists who moved there


during world war two
• 1940-1960
• Arshiley Gorkey put this movement into motion
• Made Newyork the center of the art world
• The first art movement to influence artists overseas
What is it...

• Abstract Expressionism is an art movement in which artists


basically applied paint rapidly and with force to their canvases in
an effort to show feelings and emotions
• Inspired by the Surrealist idea; art should come from unconscious
mind
• It’s purpose is to create new forms of expression that were more
personal
It’s characteristics...

• Non representational nature


• Rely on gestural brush works
• Emphasis the depiction of emotion rather than objects
• Large scale drawing
• Absence of recognizable objects
Abstract Expressionism have two
techniques

1. Action painting
paint is spontaneously
dripped, splashed or
smeared onto the canvas
Willem De konning
Paris review
1979
Cont...

2. Color field painting


painting with solid area
of color covering the
whole canvas. Meant to
see up close, so the
viewer is immersed in
color. Mark Rothko
Orange and red on red
1957
FAMOUS ARTISTS
MARK ROTHKO (1903-1970)

• Best known for his color field painting


• Irregular and paintery rectangular regions of
color
• He worked from 1949 to 1970
• He did not attend art school but was involved
in abstract expressionism movement
Untitled (Black on Gray)
1970
No 61(Rust and blue)
1963

No 14 Green and maroon


1960 1953
LEE KRANSER(1908-1984)
• Known for her abstract, gestural, and
expressive works in painting, collage
painting, charcoal drawing, and
occasionally mosaics.
• She differed from other abstract
expressionists by changing her work style
often
Night creatures Cool white
1965 1959

The seasons
DAVID SMITH (1906-1965)
• One of the most famous abstract
expressionism sculptors
• Created large, steel geometric
sculptures
• He was the first American artist to
make welded metal sculpture

Cubi XIX
1964
LEGACIES...
• Created a new way to look at art
• Influenced later art movements
like pop art and minimalism

Franz Kline
Figure eight 1952

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