The art movement - Abstract Expressionism

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Abstract Expressionism is a major movement, created in the half of the 20th century, when the international artistic scene moved from Paris to New-York. Actually, it was a kind of creative emulation of American painters in the 1940's 50's which was closely linked to the international and cultural setting.
After the hegemony of the European avant-gardes, New York awakes and imposes its artists. During the Second World War, the European artists took refuge in New York and poke the American artistic boiling. The New York School (synonymous with abstract expressionist painting) was an informal group of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians activates in the 1950s, 1960s in New York City. All these artists drew inspiration from Surrealism and the contemporary avant-garde art movements, like Jazz, improvisational theater, and experimental music. The arrival in the 1940's of many artists and currents in New York changed the trends. The emigration of European painters, the spread of European art and the influence of Matisse, Picasso or Kandinsky are some of the many factors of the evolution.

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[...] Conclusion: All these artists are however in the same search of a direction and an expression of their thoughts and their feelings, and employ the abstraction to try to translate a being which could not be reduced to a simple representation New York School Painting, Abstract Expressionism. Abstract expressionism, although not dominating today's art scene, is still practiced by many artist. While some still use the traditional abstract painting methods, others have found the use of modern technology. Regardless of their technique, one thing remains unchanged: their need of self-expression. [...]

[...] With the congress, they denounce moreover the federal financing which are allotted to the expressionist painters. The beginning of the 1950's sees the reinforcement of this opposition because of the McCarthyism: Many artists were suspected to be communist and became object of investigations. However, the period is also marked by the support of the MOMA of New-York, financed by the Rockefeller foundation. The aim and the philosophy of the New York School: The Theory of Harold Rosenberg: Developed in 1952 by Harold Rosenberg, this expression of the New York School often passes for synonym of abstract expressionism. [...]

[...] Colorfield Painting unifies the forms and the movements by flat tints of color and a play related to the horizontal and vertical axes. Contrary to the violence and the chaos of Jackson Pollock, The Colorfield painting preferred the well defined colored shapes. I would like to talk about Mark Rothko, who is one of the leaders (with Barnett Newman and AD Reinhardt) of the color-field abstraction. Mark ROTHKO (1903-1970): Of Russian origin, Rothko arrives in the USA when he was 10 years. [...]

[...] The art movement - Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism is a major movement, created in the half of the 20th century, when the international artistic scene moved from Paris to New- York. Actually, it was a kind of creative emulation of American painters in the 1940's 50's which was closely linked to the international and cultural setting. After the hegemony of the European avant-gardes, New York awakes and imposes its artists. During the Second World War, the European artists took refuge in New York and poke the American artistic boiling. [...]

[...] The composition, the use of the colors is the results of a concept pre-establishes. The New York School is a mix of these three tendencies. Emphasizing its independence from European art trends, Abstract Expressionism was the first American school to influence artists overseas rather than vice versa. The abstract expressionist movement was considered as revolutionary and held prominence until the development of Pop Art in the 1960's. We have to understand the situation in the 40's. The depression and the Second World War had destroyed the people. [...]