Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism (shortly Abex) is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s.

Beliefs
Abex paints quickly and on large canvases, using non-geometric strokes, large brushes, sometimes dripping paint onto the canvas to bring out the emotions to the fullest. The expressive method of painting here is often as important as the painting itself. The goal of Abex with such a creative method is the spontaneous expression of the inner world (subconscious) in chaotic forms not organized by logical thinking.

The name of the movement comes from a combination of emotional intensity and self-denial of the German Expressionists with the anti-figurative aesthetics of European abstract schools such as Futurism, Bauhaus and Synthetic Cubism. This painting appears to be rebellious, anarchic, highly idiosyncratic and somewhat nihilistic. In practice, the term is applied to any artist who worked primarily in New York, and their styles may differ markedly, and the works may appear neither abstract nor expressionistic.

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