Abstract Expressionism Flashcards
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Abstract Expressionism, what it is about
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Manifests the emotional approach caused by the disillusionistment of WW2
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Characteristics of Abstract Expressionism
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Manifestation of artwork is more important than the artwork itself
Not representational of reality, but rather of record of the process
Entire canvas is covered, alloverness, false space is created
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Name 2 artists from Abstract Expressionism
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Willem de Kooning
Mark Rothco
4
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Identify an artwork by Willem de Kooning
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Gestural Painter
Excavation- 1950 Oil painting
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Identify an artwork by Mark Rothco
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Color Field painter
Light red over black, 1957, oil on canvas
