Abstract Expressionism Art – Famous Abstract Expressionist Artists & Paintings

By : Tuesday April 12, 2011

Abstract Expressionism has in recent years gained huge popularity in the art world and this article aims to uncover some of the finest abstract art paintings & artists in this genre whilst also explaining a little more about quite what is considered to be abstract expressionist art. Modern art continues at a pace to develop in new directions, separating art fans into those who prefer the more traditional art styles and those who find the more modern approaches fresher and innovative.

Abstract Expressionism originated in 1940s America, and became popular from the 1950s onwards. It was the first American-born painting movement to gain major critical acclaim across the art world. The art movement involves often aggressive, rapid application of paint in an unconstrainted seemingly ad-hoc way, aimed at showing the emotions of the artist at the time, in a vivid and indivudual production. Commonly large canvases would be used, with huge amounts of paint being thrown on. The appearance to the ignorant would be of random colours and movements, but to the skilled Abstract Expressionist artist would be an accurate rendition of a planned piece of art.

The expressiveness of this art method was believed to thoroughly release the imagination and ability of an abstract artist and therefore the thoughts and emotions behind each abstract expressionist painting were deemed as being just as important as the actual final painted work.

Famous Abstract Expressionist artists include the likes of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman and Willem de Kooning.

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  1.  ☥♡☮  says:

    depends what type of or aspect to that

    when you have an initial idea for cute and plan to expand on that one topic,
    if deemed popular, you could overrule others judgments, for having a creative set of works,

    example:
    pity / puppy (big eye)

    Pon and Zi

    so if they are placed in context of how the is made or used, then you can determine if the is allowed to be termed cute suitably for usage,

    if you were to make as in an oil painting or sculpture, and under the subject in a course outlined as so, and you then create that is out of context, then the too cute term would be relevant, some level in the fine would want the to be thought provoking, or as an intellectual conversation piece, no longer an you would place on fridge door :

    though cute, no longer expected from college/ university level graduate or professional,

    so ask yourself , when designing and creating new why you are making the piece,
    and if it is categorized correctly , cute or not, if the cuteness is with intentional aspect, as of a set or collaborative collection, then it may seen as cute, but is meant to be,

    ..