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!
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For Ever, Together (Triptych)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 80 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.5 x 0 inch
$5,834
My dreamy world
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$6,040
Close Up Of An Angelim Vermelho
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch
$5,079
A different sunset
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$3,432
Happy Gypsy Dance 23
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 0 inch
$1,618 $971
Happy Gypsy Dance XXXIII
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,387
Colourful Gypsy Scarf 2
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$1,017
Happy Gypsy Dance 30
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,156 $925
Abstract 1 - Organic Vs. Geometric
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$1,734
Burning Inside
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,006 $855
Melted Rainbow 3
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$1,734 $1,214
Flowing Energy 13
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
$2,081 $1,456
Happy Gypsy Dance 25
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,734
Happy Gypsy Girl Dancing in the Night XX
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,734
Rounded Gypsy Skirt 3
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,890 $1,734
Flowing Energy 4
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,387 $1,040
Between the Sky and Earth
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,384
Complementary Patterns 3
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,006
Los cuatro vientos
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$3,236 $2,913
Série Noname Centres 13
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$682
Sueños (stretched)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$4,623
Happy Gypsy Dance 9
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,006 $905
If You Want To Be Happy, Be!
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$7,207
Flowing Energy 4 - Large Fluid Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,278
Asthenosphere 2
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch
$2,995
Orpheus and Eurydice
Nataliia Svitlychna
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,500
Flowing Energy 34
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$485 $437
Modern Industrial Series Collection 3
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 18 x 1 inch
$495
Noname Le 20 Juin 2018
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,560
Série Noname Centres 15
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$982
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 140.100 B9
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 100 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,560
Complementary Patterns 13
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$566
