2. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Abstract Expressionism – was a painting
movement beginning in the 1940’s which
artists typically applied paint rapidly, and with
force to their huge canvases in an effort to
show feelings and emotions, sometimes
applying paint with large brushes, sometimes
dripping or even throwing it onto canvas.
10. Rather than follow the tame brush applied
methods from the Old World, these young New
York artists invented new ways to apply paint in a
dramatic and experimental manner. Jackson
Pollock (1912-1956) became known as "Jack the
Dripper" because of his drip-and-spatter
technique that fell upon a canvas laid out
horizontally on the floor. Willem de Kooning
(1904-1907) swashbuckled with loaded brushes
and garish colors that seemed to collide rather
than settle down into co-existence.
