2. What is it? Started in New York City during the mid 1940’s Applied paint rapidly to huge canvases Looks as if accidental but is highly planned No effort to show subject Drew from Surrealist methods of unconscious generation of ideas Expressive method of painting was as important as painting itself
10. Jackson Pollock Began to study paint in 1929 at the Arts Students’ League Fixed canvas on floor or wall Dripped or splashed paint onto the canvas Manipulated canvas with sticks, knives or towels Used Surrealist methods, generating ideas and creativity through the unconscious mind.
16. Willem de Kooning Studied art from 1916 until 1924 at Rotterdam Academy of Arts Moved to U.S. shortly after where he worked as a painter and carpenter Devoted himself entirely to painting in 1935 Started first “Woman” paintings in 1950 Did abstract landscapes from 1957-1961
22. Arshile Gorky No formal training, studied the work of Cezanne, Picasso and Miró Influenced by Surrealist ideas and Surrealist painters Moved to America by 1920 and had his first solo art showing in 1931 Successive tragedy; studio burning down and destroying work, surgery, car accident; led to his suicide in 1948 Tragedies had effect on work
25. Color Field Painting techniques Broad areas of low contrast color on shallow picture plane Solid areas of color cover entire painting Interested in effects of vast color filling the canvas “beyond infinity” Paintings are very large Meant to be seen up close so viewer is immersed in color environment. Used color to create different effects on canvas
26. Mark Rothko Visited Arts Students League of New York where he began art career. Instructed by Arshile Gorky Influenced by ClyffordStill 1928 had own showing with other young artists
31. ClyffordStill First solo show in San Francisco Museum of Art Taught at California School of Fine Arts Worked with Mark Rothko Stayed away from the influences of Surrealism Didn’t give names to his paintings to prevent any association with a specific subject
36. What You Should Know Action painting and Color Field painting Artists were influenced by Surrealist principle of developing unconscious ideas Paint applied by rapidly with force using wide brushes, splattering, or dripping onto huge canvases Used wide sweeping brush strokes—easy to follow hand movement Spontaneous look was highly planned Used color to show texture and other effects on canvas
