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	Abstract expressionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nevertheless, abstract expressionist paintings share certain characteristics, including the use of large canvases, an emphasis on the canvas's inherent flatness, and an "all-over" approach, in which the whole canvas is treated with equal importance (as opposed to the center being of more interest than the edges, for example).
		As the first truly original school of painting in America, abstract expressionism demonstrated the vitality and creativity of the country in the post-war years, as well as its ability (or need) to develop an aesthetic sense that was not constrained by the European standards of beauty.
		Abstract Expressionism preceeded Tachisme, Color Field painting, Lyrical Abstraction, Fluxus, Pop Art, Minimalism, Postminimalism, Neo-expressionism, and the other movements of the sixties and seventies and it influenced all those later movements that evolved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abstract_expressionism (1100 words)

	Abstract art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abstract art is now generally understood to mean art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses shapes and colors in a non-representational or subjective way.
		However, Abstract art is distinct from pattern-making in design, since it draws on the distinction between decorative art and fine art, in which a painting is an object of thoughtful contemplation in its own right.
		Some of the American Abstract expressionists are purely abstract and include: Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, and Hans Hofmann although they were at times inspired by myth, figuration, architecture, and nature.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abstract_art (644 words)

	University of Kentucky Art Museum - COLLECTIONS
		Abstract Expressionists were abstract artists because they had been schooled in early modern painting; they were expressionist artists because of their fervent belief in the individual gesture and in the freedom to use any means, including the human figure itself, to convey their intent.
		Abstract Expressionism was the first art movement with joint American and European roots, reflecting the influence of émigré artists - Max Ernst, Matta, Arshile Gorky, and Piet Mondrian, among others - who had fled war-ravaged Europe.
		Abstract Expressionists synthesized numerous sources from the history of modern painting, including the expressionism of Vincent van Gogh, the abstraction of Wassily Kandinsky, the saturated colors of Henri Matisse, and the fascination with the unconscious of the surrealists.
	www.uky.edu /ArtMuseum/collections_abstract.html (967 words)

	WebMuseum: Expressionism
		In a broader sense Expressionism is one of the main currents of art in the later 19th and the 20th centuries, and its qualities of highly subjective, personal, spontaneous self-expression are typical of a wide range of modern artists and art movements.
		Expressionism can also be seen as a permanent tendency in Germanic and Nordic art from at least the European Middle Ages, particularly in times of social change or spiritual crisis, and in this sense it forms the converse of the rationalist and classicizing tendencies of Italy and later of France.
		Expressionism assessed itself mostly in Germany, in 1910, (München, Dresde, Berlin), as heir of a national trend related to Grünewald: the Wallraf-Richartz museum, in Köln, has the richest collection of this era.
	www.ibiblio.org /wm/paint/glo/expressionism (586 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - abstract expressionism
		ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM [abstract expressionism] movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York school.
		Jackson Pollock 's turbulent yet elegant abstract paintings, which were created by spattering paint on huge canvases placed on the floor, brought abstract expressionism before a hostile public.
		His intensely complicated abstract paintings of the 1940s were followed by images of Woman, grotesque versions of buxom womanhood, which were virtually unparalleled in the sustained savagery of their execution.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a1/abstrexp.asp (520 words)

	Abstract Expressionism
		The movement of abstract expressionism originating in the middle of the twentieth century was an approach to modernism/ post-modernism accentuating the uninhibited expression of emotions.
		The painters who came to be called ``Abstract Expressionists'' shared a similarity of outlook rather than of style-- an outlook characterized by a spirit of revolt and a belief in freedom of expression.
		The term Abstract Expressionism was first used by Robert Coates in the March issue of the New Yorker in 1936.
	www.olinda.com /Art/Abstract_expressionism/aexpressionism.htm (1308 words)

	Abstract Expressionism - Abstract Expressionism Art
		Abstract Expressionism is a form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of form and color...
		The term Abstract Expressionism was first used by Robert Coates in the March issue of the New Yorker in 1936...This is a short introduction to the art movement...
		Abstract Expressionism is a modern art movement that flowered in America after the Second World War and held sway until the dawn of Pop Art in the 1960's...
	www.huntfor.com /arthistory/C20th/absexpress.htm (845 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for abstract expressionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Coming after the abstract expressionism of the 1950s, color-field painting represents a sharp change from the earlier movement.
		A painter of the abstract expressionist school (see abstract expressionism), Frankenthaler was greatly influenced by Jackson Pollock, with whom she studied.
		A vibrant colorist, she was one of the finest painters of the second generation of abstract expressionism.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00053.html (554 words)

	Abstract Expressionism Art - Artists, Artworks and Biographies
		Although Abstract Expressionism encompassed an array of stylistic approaches, several unifying themes were present in the movement.
		Abstract Expressionists saw painting as a pure expression of emotion and means of visual communication.
		Not all Abstract Expressionist work was abstract and expressive, although the movement is united in its spontaneous release of unconscious creativity.
	wwar.com /masters/movements/abstract_expressionism.html (518 words)

	Abstract Expressionism
		By the 1951 Museum of Modern Art exhibition 'Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America', the term was used to refer to all types of non-geometric abstraction.
		Not all the artists associated with the term produced either purely abstract, or purely Expressionist work: Harold Rosenburg preferred the phrase Action Painting, whilst Greenberg used the less specific 'American Type Painting', and because of the concentration of artists in New York, they are also known as the New York School.
		The only real connection between Abstract Expressionists was in their artistic philosophy, and publications like Tiger's Eye, an avant-garde magazine that helped spread their ideas.
	classes.berklee.edu /llanday/fall01/tech/expressionism/abstract/index.htm (379 words)

	Abstract Expressionism Divisions and Styles
		Expressionism is a style of painting in which the emotional, non-objective qualities of an object are given preeminence.
		Abstract Expressionism takes all of the brakes off of the flow of human consciousness and creativity.
		In abstract expressionism the painter shows his personality through the use of color and shapes. This being the case, abstract expressionist art does not consist of painting an object or image, but is instead a study in color and interplay of paint and canvas.
	www.chrisspagani.com /abstract-expressionism.html (345 words)

	expressionism
		Abstract Expressionism is a style of painting in which the painter shows his personality through spontaneity.
		Most abstract expressionist art is not a painting of an object or image, but instead a study in color and brush stroke.
		Mark Rothko is one of the best examples of this kind of painter and shows this by his rectangles and the variety of color that he uses in his paintings.
	abstractart.20m.com /expressionism.html (147 words)

	Art Movements, periods, styles, trends, history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abstract Expressionists synthesized numerous sources from the history of modern painting, ranging from the expressionism of Vincent van Gogh to the abstraction of Kandinsky, from the saturated color fields of Henri Matisse to the organic forms and fascination with the psychological unconscious of the surrealist Joan Miro.
		Expressions of primitivism in Post-impressionism, Cubism, and German Expressionism simultaneously reflected new contacts with Asian, African, and Oceanic cultures "discovered" through imperialism and a romantic longing to discard the trappings of civilization in favor of a mythical Golden Age.
		Modern art, especially abstract art, was thought by formalist critics to progress toward purity; in the case of painting, this meant a refinement of the medium's essential qualities of color and flatness.
	www.e-fineart.com /art_movements.html (4910 words)

	Abstract Expressionism \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abstract Expressionism developed in the context of diverse, overlapping sources and inspirations.
		The crisis of war and its aftermath are key to understanding the concerns of the Abstract Expressionists.
		In the wake of Abstract Expressionism, new generations of artists—both American and European—were profoundly marked by the breakthroughs made by the first generation, and went on to create their own important expressions based on, but not imitative of, those who forged the way.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/abex/hd_abex.htm (1233 words)

	ArtLex on Abstract Expressionism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Some Abstract Expressionist artists were concerned with adopting a peaceful and mystical approach to a purely abstract image.
		Not all work was abstract, nor was all work expressive, but it was generally believed that the spontaneity of the artists' approach to their work would draw from and release the creativity of their unconscious minds.
		Abstract Expressionism originated in the 1940s, and became popular in the 1950s.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/a/abstractexpr.html (2499 words)

	ARTinthePICTURE.com - Styles - Abstract Expressionism
		Abstract Expressionism first started shortly after World War II in the USA.
		The actual term "Abstract Expressionism" was first mentioned by art critic Robert Coates in 1946.
		The Abstract Expressionists was a group of very different and individual artists, many of whom came together in New York’s Greenwich Village.
	www.artinthepicture.com /styles/Abstract_Expressionism (349 words)

	Abstract Expressionist Paintings - Expressionist Impressions from Judy Hintz Cox
		I am definitely an abstract expressionist: for me my paintings are a true reflection of my inner self.
		Soutine (1893-1943) was an abstract expressionist artist who had a “savage style” with intense forms.
		Abstract Expressionism is expressing one's self through art in the abstract form.
	www.judyhintzcox.com /galleries/abstract-expressionism.htm (447 words)

	Abstract Expressionism - Art World New York - Art-Isms
		Abstract painting is free of the representational demands that limit improvisation.
		Abstract Expressionism is visually diverse, emphasizing color and non-figurative abstraction through the spontaneous act of painting.
		Abstract Expressionism is generally divided into two groups: Color-Field artists (Mark Rothko, Piet Mondrian), used broad unified blocks of color while Gestural artists (Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline), used visible strokes to create movement, texture and art.
	www.newyorkartworld.com /theme/isms/abstraction.html (486 words)

	abstract expressionism
		abstract expressionism, movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York school.
		's turbulent yet elegant abstract paintings, which were created by spattering paint on huge canvases placed on the floor, brought abstract expressionism before a hostile public.
		turned to the abstract late in the 1940s and soon developed strikingly original styles—the former, lyrical and evocative, the latter, forceful and boldly dramatic.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/ent/A0802228.html (386 words)

	Abstract Expressionism artists and art...the-artists.org
		Their interest in unmediated expression to reach the absolute soon influenced a young generation of painters struggling to find a voice for American art.
		The new movement, which became known as Abstract Expressionism, was heavily indebted to the ideas of the European pioneers of abstraction, including Vasily Kandinsky, whose work was championed in influenced a young generation of painters struggling to find a voice for American art.
		The new movement, which became known as Abstract Expressionism, was heavily indebted to the ideas of the European pioneers of abstraction....
	www.the-artists.org /MovementView.cfm?id=8A01EE83-BBCF-11D4-A93500D0B7069B40 (111 words)

	abstract art
		Abstract Art is art that is not an accurate representation of a form or object.
		There are many abstract artists who painted in these styles, however there are some that are more well know in a particular field than the rest.
		Two of the most famous examples of Abstract Expressionism are Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock.
	abstractart.20m.com (136 words)

	American Masters . Abstract Expressionism \| PBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Their paintings were often made of shapes, lines, and forms not meant to depict a "reality" from the visible world.
		Other artists such as Arshille Gorky and Hans Hoffman instilled in the Abstract Expressionists a concern for the physicality of paint and the possibilities of expression in abstraction.
		For the Abstract Expressionists, understanding the process of painting meant understanding something at the core of the human desire to express oneself.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/abstract_expressionism.html (390 words)

	Abstract Expressionism
		American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey With Artists' Statements, Artwork, and Biographies, edited by Marika Herskovic.
		The Philosophy and Politics of Abstract Expressionism, 1940-1960, by Nancy Jachec
		The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, by Susan Landauer.
	www.artchive.com /artchive/abex.html (582 words)

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