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Abstract Expressionism
"What about the reality of the everyday world and the reality of
painting? ...
Vasily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich and Piet Mondrian are considered to
be the pioneer artists to have achieved a truly abstract visual language in
painting. Although they worked independently, these artists were united by
a belief that abstract painting was capable of evoking a spiritual
experience. A central figure of German Expressionism, Kandinsky, in 1911,
began to paint densely layered composition of free-floating lines and areas
of color, with the intention to reveal his desire to instill visual form
with the properties of music. By 1915, Malevich had invented a new,
abstract visual set of paintings consisting of one or more colored
geometric shapes on a white field. ...
It would be hard to advance any definition of abstract expressionism
without taking into account the vast and varied cultural and historical
happenings that led to its birth. ... As we look closely at any of the members of the generation
identified with abstract expressionism, their biographies reveal the whole
experience of this artistic adventure. ...
Abstract was a natural evolution. ... Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, the
artists whom we link together under the name Abstract Expressionists were
also the product of the same tension that produced the forms, formations
and deformations of their history. ...
The term "Abstract Expressionism" is misleading. ... By a clearer understanding it revealed that
Abstract Expressionism flourished due to some reliable understanding of the
painters formal and technical concerns and their relationship to previous
art. ... After giving primary debt of the Abstract
Expressionism to the European art, the artists managed to preserve some
unique and compelling qualities of American expression. ... Evolving after photography had proven its ability to capture
appearances, abstract expressionism in every walk of art conveyed that
could not be captured through a set of lens. ... Even though the work may seem
spontaneous, abstract artists employed highly calculated methods.
Approximate Word count = 1560
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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