Process Art
Process Art is an artistic movement that took place in the 1960s in Europe and America. The underlying principle behind Process Art is that the process of creating a work of art is the most important aspect of the work, rather than the final object itself. This includes the gathering and sorting of materials, and the planning and construction of the work. The artists of this movement believed in this principle because they saw art as a pure form of human expression, and so the process of producing an artwork was considered to be the art itself. This way of thinking can be called “anti-form". Artist Robert Morris is considered a leader of Process Art due to his 1968 exhibition and essay that defined the movement. He said that Process Artists were concerned with the body, randomness and improvisation. They often used nontraditional art materials such as latex and wax to induce actions and processes such as cutting, hanging, growth, freezing and decomposition.
Some examples of Process Art are performance art and the Dada movement, as they both privilege the artistic process over a static end product. Jackson Pollock's drip paintings can also be considered as belonging to the Process Art movement, due to their emphasis on the spontaneous action of the artist in throwing paint at the canvas. Transience and change are common themes in process art, as seen in these examples.
Artsper has curated a selection of contemporary artists who privilege the process over the end product in their art, following on the legacy of the Process Art movement. Find artists such as Stéphane Rime and Anne Ghez today!
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Small Gypsy Girl 19
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$555 $416
Complementary Patterns 11
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$289 $231
Noname 146.114 #D58
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 114 x 146 x 0.3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,503
Noname 195.97 #D80bis
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 97 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
Noname 195.97 #D77
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 97 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
Noname 195.97 #D82
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 97 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
Noname 195.97 #81
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 97 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
200.120 noname D4
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 138 x 220 x 0.3 cm Painting - 54.3 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,081
180.120 noname B64
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 134 x 195 x 0.3 cm Painting - 52.8 x 76.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
200.90 noname D3
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 100 x 215 x 0.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 84.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,849
Série noname 200.100 # A46
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 100 x 200 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,965
Série noname A153
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,965
120.120 noname D61
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
120.120 noname D59bis
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
120.120 noname D105
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
Meltdown - Black structure
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 23 x 20 x 5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 7.9 x 2 inch
$982
Meltdown - Veiled kiss
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 13 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch
$578
Meltdown - Child among cannibals
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 15 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$809
Meltdown- Window of perception
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 16 x 15 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.3 x 5.9 x 2 inch
$694
Flew together
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,250
Meltdown- Another brick on the wall (red)
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 12 x 9 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.5 x 1.6 inch
$462
Colorful Sunrise - Seascape
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$451 $361
Sous les pavés, XII "Rue du cœur joyeux"
JC Thorez
Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$3,352
No reiller, "Unknown pleasure"
JC Thorez
Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 18 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 23.6 x 7.1 inch
$5,779
Eroded Astronaut
Daniel Arsham
Sculpture - 30.5 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm Sculpture - 12 x 8.5 x 8.5 inch
$5,664
Happy journey
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 116 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,370
Native colors
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 116 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,370
The secret of reincarnation
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 116 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,370
Three flavors
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 116 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,370
The realm of vanity
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 116 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,370
American Love
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 97 x 147 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,460
Remembering Venice
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$570
Meltdown - Slowly fading away
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 22 x 23 x 3 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch
$925
Meltdown- Resistance
Ralph Posset
Sculpture - 29 x 22 x 4 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,156
Portrait d'une boule
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 47 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Couloir d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,890
L'échelle d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.3 inch
$2,890
Caisse d'yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.7 inch
$2,890
Les yeux à roues
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 49 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 19.3 inch
$2,890
Le départ des yeux
Jean-Luc Parant
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 19.7 inch
$2,890
