Abstract Art and Expressionism Flashcards
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Key terms, artists, and concepts from the Abstract Art and Expressionism movements.
Flashcards
- Abstract art
- Art that does not represent recognizable objects or scenes; uses shapes, colors, lines, and textures to express ideas or emotions
- Expressionism
- Early 20th-century art movement, originating in Germany, focused on conveying subjective emotional experience through distorted forms and intense colors
- Abstract Expressionism
- Post-WWII American art movement combining abstraction with spontaneous, emotionally intense brushwork; centered in New York City
- Jackson Pollock
- American painter (1912–1956) famous for action painting — dripping and pouring paint onto canvases laid on the floor
- Mark Rothko
- American painter (1903–1970) known for large color field paintings of soft, blurred rectangles meant to evoke deep emotion
- Action painting
- A technique where the physical process of applying paint — dripping, throwing, or smearing — is considered part of the finished work
- Color field painting
- Style of abstract art using large areas of flat or softly blended color to create emotional or contemplative effects
- Edvard Munch
- Norwegian Expressionist painter (1863–1944), best known for 'The Scream,' which expresses existential anxiety through distorted imagery
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- German Expressionist painter and co-founder of the Die Brücke group, known for jagged lines and vivid colors
- Non-representational art
- Art with no reference to recognizable real-world objects; pure abstraction using only visual elements like shape, line, and color
- Gestural painting
- A painting style where the brushstrokes or paint application are loose and expressive, revealing the artist's physical movement
- Die Brücke
- German Expressionist artist group founded in 1905 in Dresden, known for raw emotional imagery and rejection of academic art
- Willem de Kooning
- Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist painter (1904–1997) known for bold, vigorous brushwork often featuring fragmented figures
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