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Abstract expressionism1
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- 2. Started inNew York in the 40’s and 50’s Cultivated through: Expressionism Social Realism Regionalist Surrealism Developed in the context of overlapping diverse sources and inspirations
- 3. Artists used theirpaintings to reveal their subconscious without a specific subject in mind Genuinely free and loosely structured Gave artists liberty to convey attitudes and emotions An approach to modernism/post-modernism Non-traditional art
- 4. Unifying theme ofshapes, lines, and forms meant to create Unifying factor for artists was exploration of the avant garde of abstraction Declaration of personal freedom “To understand Abstract Expressionism, one must understand the crisis of war and its aftermath.” (Warner Hammersting, 1998)
- 5. A movement ofthe mid 20th century comprising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing non tradtional means. Two main concepts: Energetic gestures (action painting) Open fields of color
- 6. Action Painting Usesimpulsive gestures to splatter paint onto the canvas The artist would drip or pour paint directly onto the canvas
- 7. Harnessed large canvasesto the floor and used abnormal tools like sticks and knives to spread paint throughout the entire canvas. Jackson Pollock was considered to be the creator of the action drip painting
- 8. Jackson Pollock Bornin Wyoming Had four siblings who all became artists Thomas Hart Benton, a realist, introduced him to non- objective painting David Alfaro Siqueiros introduced him to large scale paintins as well as the drip and paint technique
- 9. Number 8, 1949(detail) 1949 (280 Kb)
- 10. Lavender Mist: Number1, 1950
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- 12. Color Fields Focuseson the shape and color. Artists would use the basic elements as a means of expression They have no focal point Emphasizes the flatness of the canvas
- 13. This technique isvery simple Pressures audience to explore the deeper emotions the artist put into the canvas The overlapping areas of flat color create tension
- 14. Mark Rothko Bornin Dvinsk, Russia Moved to New York and enrolled in the Art Student League Was introduced to expressionism in the 1920’s
- 15. Violet, Black, Orange,Yellow on White and Red; 1949
- 16. Slow Swirl atthe Edge of the Sea Mark Rothko-1944
- 17. Four Darks inRed, 1958.
- 18. Willem De Kooning Born in Rotterdam Dutch American abstract expressionist Known for pure abstractions of human figure and landscape “The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves. ” — Willem de Kooning
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- 22. Lee Krasner Bornin Brooklyn, New York Known for cutting apart drawings to create collages Small surviving body of work Wife of Krasner
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- 25. Impact Started abstractcanvas phase Painting have people something to relate to Moved away from “contained art” concept Moved focus from Europe to America