Monday, 7 December 2015

Abstract Expressionism


Abstract Expressionism


by Oskar Wadowski


Originated in New York, 1940, Abstract Expressionism is a form of art which expresses the mental and emotional feelings of the artist. The movement has developed post World War 2 in city of New York where artists wanted to present something more than average common art.



Abstract Expressionism is a form of art that can not be duplicated and copied to perfection because the fundamental characteristics of the Art are the "raging" paint strokes creating a unique abstract. The work can reflect the mental and emotional side of the artists, with use of different colours, painting patters and use of techniques to apply the paint on to the surface, the artist can express their feelings on material.

This Art Form is very personal and would only relate to artist's state of mind, whether they are feeling sad, depressed, happy, in love or simply creative; enough to inspire viewers and people around them who'd take their time to admire the work and try to understand it.
A very Famous artist such as Jackson Pollock practiced Abstract Expressionism among other talented artists such as Willem de Kooning who is also mentioned couple of times when looking at the Art of similar nature.

Jackson Pollock was one of the finest and most influential artists of 1940s and 50s who practiced and created abstracts that would reflects his inner emotions and throw them out in form of randomised paint strokes often "thrown" at the material the artist would paint on by flicking the paint brush or any other instrument they might have used to express their emotions.
The main reason the Art is so respected and admired is not all because the way the lines and colours correspond but mainly the emotions behind each part of the painting's process.

Only paintings belonging to individual, and exceptional artists will become successful because they represent their mind and past that the artist when though.

The image above is Jackson Pollock's painting named "No. 5 1948" where the artist used oil paints to create the patters and different stroke variations, this painting belongs to his private collection.




Willem De Kooning, 'The Visit' 1966-7
Willem De Kooning

The painting above is another example of Abstract Expressionism this time drawn by Willem De Kooning between 1966 and 1967, the painting is unclear at first but the viewer can uncover different aspects of the painting that can show the emotions of the artist at the time of painting it. The painting even if interoperated as an abstract expressionism piece also includes some figures that relate to a woman and any other possible characters that would be purely relatable to the artist either form their past or present experiences or simply emotional factors and imagination.



Jackson Pollock, 'Yellow Islands' 1952
Jackson Pollock
second example of Jackson's work, the "Yellow Islands" created in 1952 when the Art form was still very new and fresh form of Modern Art. The abstract uses different techniques of poring the paint and manipulating its spreading using gravity and different physical motions to get the paint to move about and form a completely unique work. The painting mostly reflects on the artist's mind state where he becomes completely driven into the state of meditation, meaning the work reflected the artist's clear mind.

Conclusion


Abstract Expressionism is very contradicting form of modern art and art in particular, but what made the work shown above was that those were some of the original pieces of work that shaped todays way people look at modern art. If similar painting was created by an unknown artist today it will most likely not grab as much attention simply because this form of abstracts has been done before, showing that Abstract Expressionism was mostly related to fashion than anything else. But the fact that it placed its mark on the way we perceive modern art is very significant.











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