Twentieth-century abstract painting, achieved by the application of paint in broad strokes. They are not pictures in the usual sense, but rather representations of an artist's actions and gestures.
A non-representational, abstract style of painting that relies on the physical movement of the artist and gestural techniques such as vigorous brushwork, dripping, and pouring.
Paintings produced through intense physical action by the artist by dripping, throwing, spraying paint on a canvas. The most impact occurs when used on a large scale.
a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
An Abstract-Expressionist style that involves dripping, spraying and brushing techniques in the application of pigment to the painting surface.
Spontaneous images marked by drips, splashes, spatters and bold brushstrokes; represented by Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell and others. Directly associated with abstract expressionism.
Any painting style calling for vigorous physical activity; specifically, Abstract Expressionism. Examples include the New York School art movement and the work of Jackson Pollock.
a form of abstract expressionism, intended to show the force of the artist's feelings in addition to the dynamic nature of painting itself.
A type of gestural abstractionism (Abstract Expressionism or New York School) practiced by Jackson Pollock, in which the emphasis was on the heroic aspects of the artist’s gesture in making art. Pollock stood on his canvases, pouring liquid paint in linear webs, and in effect, incorporated his own physical nature into the components of the picture.
Also known as Gesturalism. This is a spontaneous action by the painter to express the subconscious in order to contribute to the personal dynamics of the work.
Spontaneous method of painting involving the dribbling or splashing of paint onto canvas surfaces. Rather than use the typical easel, American artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was well-known for his method of laying the canvas on the floor of his studio and splattering paint directly onto the canvas from above.
A style of non-representational painting that relies on the physical movement of the artist to create art through vigorous brushwork, dripping, and pouring. Dynamism is often created through the interlaced directions of the paint.
A style of nonrepresentational painting that relies on the physical movement of the artist in using such gestural techniques as vigorous brushwork, dripping, and pouring. Dynamism is often created through the interlaced directions of the paint. A subcategory of Abstract Expressionism. Action Paintings are generally dynamic and spontaneous artworks, where the artist creates the piece with gestural movements - splashing or dribbling, with no preconceived notion of its outcome.
Action painting, sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. The resulting work often emphasizes the physical act of painting itself as an essential aspect of the finished work or concern of its artist.