abstract expressionist
Pollock's artistic movement
An abstract expressionist is an artist associated with abstract expressionism, the mid-20th-century American art movement emphasizing spontaneous, gestural brushwork and non-representational forms.
The term describes painters like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, who prioritized emotional intensity and the physical act of painting over traditional technique: She studied the abstract expressionists in her art history course.
Spontaneous, physical mark-making
- color fieldArt of saturated expanses
- automatismInvoluntary mechanical behavior
- nonrepresentationalNot depicting reality
Deep unfocused worry
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- intensityStrength or force level
- inner turmoilPsychological distress within oneself
psychological depth · catharsis · passion · primal · subconscious · trauma · spiritual · transcendence
Art via gravity-fed paint
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- splatterScatter in drops
- palette knifeFlat blade for mixing colors
- enamelHard glossy coating
Privileging structure over substance
- art criticismAnalyzing visual creative works
- MoMANew York contemporary gallery
- Whitney MuseumAmerican art collection, NYC
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
action painting
Spontaneous, physical mark-making
- color fieldArt of saturated expanses
- automatismInvoluntary mechanical behavior
- nonrepresentationalNot depicting reality
angst
Deep unfocused worry
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- intensityStrength or force level
inner turmoil · psychological depth · catharsis · passion · primal · subconscious · trauma · spiritual · transcendence · raw emotion
drip painting
Art via gravity-fed paint
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
- splatterScatter in drops
- palette knifeFlat blade for mixing colors
house paint · enamel · staining · squeegee
formalism
Privileging structure over substance
- art criticismAnalyzing visual creative works
- MoMANew York contemporary gallery
- Whitney MuseumAmerican art collection, NYC
- art movementsPop Art, pop art, Impressionism, impressionism, Surrealism
abstract expressionistphotorealist
Painter of lifelike imagery
realist · hyperrealist · naturalist · landscape painter · illustrator
abstract expressionistpop artist
Mass culture painter
minimalist · conceptual artist · Andy Warhol · installation artist · performance artist
abstract, expressionist, abstracts, abstracted, abstracting, abstraction, abstractions, abstractly, abstractness