ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM by Debra Bricker Balken ( 9781854373069 )

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ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

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ISBN 10:

1854373064

ISBN 13:

9781854373069

Publisher:

TATE PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

1 August, 2005

Series:

Movements in Modern Art S.

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Description:

This work explains the context in which abstract expressionism, seen by some as the first truly American art, emerged. It discusses the work produced by such artists as Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still and Barnett Newman.

Synopsis:

Movements in Modern Art seriesAccessible introductions to the most important and influential art movements of the twentieth century; Each book includes illustrations of major works from collections around the world; Expert authors write for a general readership The term Abstract Expressionism, though coined by critics and resisted by some of the artists involved, has come to signify the fascinating body of work made by American artists in post-war New York, mainly between 1947 and 1953. Artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner and Willem de Kooning created large-scale canvases that revitalised contemporary art in America. Although inspired to some extent by the Surrealists and by European abstract painting, Abstract Expressionism was hailed as the first truly American modern art movement, and was in turn to have enormous influence on the activities of artists in Europe. An epilogue explains the critical critical reception of Abstract Expressionism at the time up until the present day in both the United States and abroad.

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60 colour illustrations

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Tate Publishing

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