Abstract Expressionism Flashcards
1
Q
What was important in abstract expressionism?
A
The form was more important than the subject
2
Q
How are abstract expressionists similar to the expressionists?
A
Similar in that it is still trying to extract and emotion from the viewer through color and other things
3
Q
Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)
A
gestural abstraction; sense of spontaneity; tap into unconscious; not rational
4
Q
Mark Rothko, Lavender and Mulberry
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Chromatic abstraction; wanted viewer to be enveloped by the work; color is doorway to another realm
5
Q
Gestural Abstraction
A
strokes of painting
6
Q
Chromatic Abstraction
A
colors have an emotional resonance
7
Q
Clement Greenburg
A
Art critic who was influential in establishing abstract expressionism as the art
