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Art History
Title: Art History
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 535 | Pages: 2.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Art History
Abstract expressionism is a 20th century painting style, that features large
scale works and expression of feelings through slashing and active brush
strokes. It exploded in New York, following World War II. The war brought
on victory of abstract and expressionistic art and the creation of the first
major original direction in the history of American art. This movement lasted
about fifteen years. This form of art was not so much a style as an …showed first 75 words of 535 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 535 total…a form of figure painting, but executed with a delicacy transcending any he
had done before.
The essentials achievement of painters and sculptors, may be
summarized as the consolidation and expansion of ideas formed by the
pioneers. The major breakthrough into new territory was abstract
expressionism. Abstract expressionism is the spontaneous assertion of the
individual. It is impossible to make comprehensive generalizations about the
movement as a style. Each abstract expressionist had their own
individuality.
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