Art_History

Art History Abstract expressionism is a 20th century painting style, that features large scale works and expression of feelings through slashing and active brush strokes. It exploded in New York, following World War II. The war brought on victory of abstract and expressionistic art and the creation of the first major original direction in the history of American art. This movement lasted about fifteen years. This form of art was not so much a style as an idea. Abstract expressionists were diverse individuals who had little in common, except what they were against. Based on the freedom of individual expression, this art form got its title because, it was abstract and expression. Abstract meaning emphasizing shape, colour and line with no recognizable subject matter. Expressive meaning stressing emotions and individual feelings more than design and formalism. The term Abstract Expressionism was first used in 1919 to describe certain paintings of Kandinsky and also found its roots in him. Artists went off in individual directions and developed personal styles and techniques. Artists from Europe, settled in New York and began teaching. They and their students, were the instigators of abstract expressionism. Although American Abstract Expressionism, or the New York School, is as diverse as the artists involved, two main art, abstract, expressionism, new, kooning, york, women, style, painting, form, first, expression, colour, began, artists, war, until, through, shapes, shape, paintings, painters, meaning, figure, early, diverse, concerned, became, years, world, works, willem, were,presented, first, ways, way, victory, vampire, united, unified, two, turned, transcending, tradition, title, thought, they, pioneers