Section 10
Abstract Expressionism
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The Development of Abstract Expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement.
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Jackson Pollock and Action Painting
Action painting, created by Jackson Pollock, is a style in which paint is spontaneously splattered, smeared or dripped onto the canvas.
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Color Field Painting
Color Field painting can be recognized by its large fields of solid color spread across or stained into the canvas creating areas of unbroken surface and a flat picture plane.
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The New York School
The New York School was an informal group of American abstract painters and other artists active in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Abstract Expressionist Sculpture
During the postwar period, many sculptors made work in the prevalent styles of the time: Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and Pop Art.