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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15 juillet 2011
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Tranquil - Purple Gradient
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€770 €578
Small Gypsy Girl in Paris 2
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€550
Water meets Fire 3
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€770 €616
Complementary Patterns 10
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€780 €624
Last rays before sunset
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Tu cara me suena
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 114 x 146 x 0.1 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0 inch
€3,850 €3,465
Standing next to me
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,200 €2,976
9 novembre 2010
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,800
Lithosphere 201
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 4.6 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.8 inch
€1,403
Lithosphere 206
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
€1,873
Mountain Vista 2
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,122
Complex Thought
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
€1,122
Asthenosphere 11
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
€1,122
Electrical Charge 15
Hilary Winfield
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€1,122
The Morning After
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 110 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
€5,072
Empezar de nuevo
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 130 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 0 inch
€4,144
Take me with you
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 58 x 158 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22.8 x 62.2 x 0 inch
€4,515
Party All The Time
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 57 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22.4 x 41.3 x 0 inch
€1,113
Happy Harmony XXXVIII
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 150 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€770 €616
Paciencia Y Inquietud
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€3,340
Small Gypsy Girl in Amsterdam
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 50 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€550
And The Winner Is
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 114 x 146 x 0.1 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0 inch
€5,258
Tu Falta De Querer
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 140 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 70.9 x 0 inch
€9,278
Butterfly's Secret
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 150 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0 inch
€7,361
A good Flick (Stretched)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,200
Happy Gypsy Dance XXXII
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Complementary Patterns 14
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Série noname 140.120-#D106 (1)
Stéphane Rime
Painting - 140 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
Time Will Tell
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 114 x 146 x 0.1 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0 inch
€4,887
For Ever, Together (Triptych)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 80 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.5 x 0 inch
€5,258
My dreamy world
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch
€5,443
