For Abstract Expressionism we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Art, Art Movements and Sculptural.

Abstract Expressionism (Art)

A 20th-century American painting style, also called "action painting." Artists working in this style applied paint freely with sweeping, flinging, and dripping gestures in an effort to express their subconscious emotions.

Abstract Expressionism (Art Movements)

American art movement of the 1940s that emphasized form and color within a nonrepresentational framework. Jackson Pollock initiated the revolutionary technique of splattering the paint directly on canvas to achieve the subconscious interpretation of the artist's inner vision of reality.

Abstract Expressionism (Sculptural)

1940's New York painting movement based on Abstract Art. This type of painting is often referred to as action painting.

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