Contemporary Abstract Expressionism

The term Abstract Expressionism, though rejected by some of the artists involved, has come to signify the fascinating body of work made by American artists in postwar New York, mainly between 1947 and 1953. Artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning created large-scale canvases that revitalized contemporary art in America. Although inspired to some extent by the Surrealists and by European abstract painting, Abstract Expressionism was hailed as the first truly American modern art movement, and was to have enormous influence on the activities of artists in Europe and the rest of the world. In addition to 60 color illustrations of works created by the artists of the movement, this accessible survey examines the critical response to Abstract Expressionism from the time of its heyday up until the present day.

In this original and wide-ranging study, Michael Leja argues that Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothki, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning, and other Abstract Expressionist artist were part of a culture-wide initiative to reimagine the self. Leja demonstrates that the interests of these New York School artist in tapping 'primitive' and unconscious components of self aligns them with many contemporary essayists, Hollywood filmmakers, journalists, and popular philosophers of the period.

Impulse and implication of Abstract Expressionism - One of the driving forces behind Abstract Expressionism was a desire to free painting from the hierarchy of subject/object relationship, so that meaning could be derived by the viewer through direct perception rather than relying upon reference to association or representation.

Abstract expressionism - Abstract Expressionism was an American post-World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and also the one that put New York City at the center of the art world, a role formerly filled by Paris.

Abstract impressionism - Abstract impressionism arguably is a type of Abstract expressionism where brushstrokes are uniform and non-energetic to make a lyrical quality, similar to the brushstrokes of the Impressionists, where in the action painting style of Abstract expressionism brushes were often dispensed with and paint was applied non-uniformly and energetically.

David Smith (sculptor) - David Smith (March 6, 1906 Decatur, Indiana - May 23, 1965 Bennington, Vermont) was an American sculptor of Abstract Expressionism mostly know for large steel abstract geometric sculptures.

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Contemporary Abstract Expressionism - Contemporary Abstract Expressionism Impulse and implication of Abstract Expressionism - One of the driving forces behind Abstract Expressionism was a desire to free painting from the hierarchy of subject/object relationship, so that meaning could be derived by the viewer through direct perception rather than relying upon reference to association or representation. Abstract expressionism - Abstract Expressionism was an American post-World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and also the one that put ...

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