ART / Movements / Abstract Expressionism

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Abstract Expressionism, particularly its action painting branch, foregrounds the physical gesture, the energy of the artist’s movement, and the spontaneous interaction of paint. High-temperature color glazed ceramics, by contrast, rely on the unpredictable reaction of metallic oxides, fluxes, and kiln atmosphere to generate rich, flowing surfaces. This paper draws a parallel between the gestural immediacy of Abstrac…

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American post–World War II art movement

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Abstract expressionism in the United States emerged as a distinct art movement in the aftermath of World War II and gained mainstream acceptance in the 1950s, a shift from the American social realism of the 1930s influenced by the Great Depression and Mexican muralists. The term was first applied to American art in 1946 by the art critic Robert Coates. Key figures in the New York School, which was the center of this…

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