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1、Abstract ExpressionismAustin Aviles & Catie Durbin 第1頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Background The Abstract Expressionism movement took place in America in the late 1940s and 50s. It was the first major development in American art to achieve international status and influence, and it is often reckoned the most significant

2、art movement anywhere since the Second World War.Since it made such a big boom not just in America but internationally, the art scene traveled from Paris to New York City. New York City had been crowned the contemporary art capital. The phrase Abstract Expressionism had originally been used in 1919

3、to describe certain paintings by Kandisky, and it was used in the same way by Alfred H.Barr in 1929. Many Europeans fled from Europes political fall out, this flee brought over many European modern artists.第2頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Characteristics Heavily influenced by Salvador Dalis Surrealism and Picassos Cubism.I

4、mages portray rebellious and anarchic feeling. Expression of ideas concerning the spiritual, the unconsciousness and the mind. 第3頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。(cont.)Vivid coloration (color effects emotion) Dynamic and distorted forms Curving brushstrokesBlurred edges Fluid movements Emphasized emotion over object第4頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)

5、。Jackson Pollock(1912-1956)American painter Between 1925 and 1929 he attended Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, involved first with sculpture and later with painting. In 1929 he moved to New York City to study with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Pollocks first one-man show took

6、 place in 1943 at the Art of This Century Gallery in New York His paint-pouring technique was adapted by color-field painters Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis.第5頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Characteristics of Jack Placed large canvases on floor, instead of traditionally easel.Rapid, impulsive brushstrokes or splashin

7、g paint directly onto canvas.Rhythmic energy of nature. Used numbers for the titles of artwork He cared more about expressing emotions than making the picture look real.第6頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。No. 30 第7頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。No. 1第8頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。No. 5 Dark and dull colors Random lines and splatters give off an atmosphere of chaos Thick

8、and thin lines with curved and sharp angles 第9頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Mark Rothko (1903-1970)Russian American painterHe rejected the label of being an “abstract expressionist”His father feared that in Russia he would be drafted in the Czarist army but he stayed with his younger sister and his mother but eventually m

9、et up with his family. In 1923, he moved to New York City to be surrounded in an artistic atmosphere. In 1936, Rothko began writing a book, never completed, about similarities in the art of children and the work of modern painters. Committed suicide in 1970第10頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Characteristics of MarkUsed varia

10、tion of color in fields and city scenesPlayful urban scenesConsidered a “field painter” 第11頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。第12頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。第13頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。 Simple shapes Warm vs. cool colors lighter colors help the dark blue stand out to create a focal point第14頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Clyfford Still (1904-1980)American Painter Even though this art movem

11、ent took place in mainly in NYC, Still made a huge impact in the movement on the west coast. In 1943, Stills first solo show took place at the San Francisco Museum of Art He taught as a professor at VCU (1943-1945) Rothko introduced him to Peggy Guggenheim, who gave him a solo exhibition at her Art

12、of This Century gallery in early 1946 第15頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Characteristics of Clyffordjagged flashes of color give the impression that one layer of color has been torn off the painting subtle variety and shades that shimmer across the painting surfaces Darker shades in color 第16頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。第17頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。第18頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。 Floral patterns Use of contrast Black pattern takes your eyes across the composition第19頁(yè)，共22頁(yè)。Works Cited ezinearticles/?Famous-Artists-Series-Clyfford-Still-Abstract-Expressionism-Artist&id=1400340jackson-pollock/uniquestyle.htmltheartstor