Action painting
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Action painting is an abstract expressionist style of painting characterized by spontaneous, dynamic brushwork and the physical act of painting as an essential aspect of the artwork.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract art
→
art movement → painting style → |
| associatedWithArtist |
Franz Kline
→
Grace Hartigan → Hans Hofmann → Jackson Pollock → Joan Mitchell → Lee Krasner → Norman Bluhm → Willem de Kooning → |
| associatedWithCity |
New York City
→
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| associatedWithConcept |
art as event
→
art as record of action → existentialism in art → psychological expression → |
| characterizedBy |
dynamic gesture
→
emphasis on physical act of painting → improvisation → large-scale canvases → non-representational imagery → spontaneous brushwork → visible energy of the painter → |
| coinedBy |
Harold Rosenberg
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| contrastsWith |
color field painting
→
geometric abstraction → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| emergedInDecade |
1940s
→
1950s → |
| emergedInPeriod |
mid-20th century
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| focusesOn |
artist’s gesture
→
materiality of paint → process over finished image → |
| influenced |
happenings
→
later abstract painting → performance art → process art → |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
→
European modernism → German Expressionism → Surrealism → automatism → |
| movementIn |
modern art
→
|
| relatedGenre |
abstract expressionist painting
→
|
| subclassOf |
Abstract Expressionism
→
gestural abstraction → |
| termCoinedInYear |
1952
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|
| usesTechnique |
dripping
→
pouring → rapid brushstrokes → splashing → staining → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Jackson Pollock
→
Willem de Kooning → |
movement |
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Color Field painting
→
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contrastsWith |
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Abstract expressionism
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hasMovementSubdivision |