Abstract Expressionnism Movement
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Fantasia in rosso
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Astrali nidi d'illusione
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
Summer in your soul
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 139.7 x 177.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55 x 70 x 1 inch
€10,113
Fragile
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Painting - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
€4,000
Playing all day long
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 65 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 47 x 0.8 inch
€2,341
Crazy april no. 3 - Triptych
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 80 x 180.3 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 71 x 0.8 inch
€3,118
Sailing around Greenland
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 0.8 inch
€2,792
Through the clouds of life
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 2 inch
€2,792
The layers of the past
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 119.4 x 88.9 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 35 x 0.8 inch
€2,878
We are the forest
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 70.1 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47 x 2 inch
€2,591
The Sun vibrations
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 114.3 x 114.3 x 4.1 cm Painting - 45 x 45 x 1.6 inch
€2,495
Facing the wind - XXL
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 124.5 x 160 x 4.1 cm Painting - 49 x 63 x 1.6 inch
€4,510
Together into the future
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 78.7 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 47 x 0.8 inch
€2,600
Spirit of the sea - XL
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 149.9 x 99.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 59 x 39 x 1.6 inch
€4,030
On the waves of happiness
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 99.1 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,207
You deserve the best
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 80 x 139.7 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55 x 0.8 inch
€3,147
Memories of last summer
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 119.4 x 99.1 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 39 x 0.8 inch
€3,329
Spring fields of Netherlands
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 119.4 x 99.1 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 39 x 0.8 inch
€3,329
Savanna grassland
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 124.5 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm Painting - 49 x 49 x 1.6 inch
€3,646
Scars of past love
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 80 x 109.2 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43 x 0.8 inch
€2,399
Joy and happiness
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 70.1 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,543
Memories of Scotland
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 89.9 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47 x 0.8 inch
€2,639
In Free Flight (Spirits Of Skies 162015)
Ansgar Dressler
Painting - 91.4 x 182.9 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 72 x 1.2 inch
€3,070
G19 & WP22 (Spirits Of Skies 135083)
Ansgar Dressler
Painting - 91.4 x 152.4 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 60 x 1.2 inch
€2,015
Ballroom frenzy
Ansgar Dressler
Painting - 101.6 x 142.2 x 4.6 cm Painting - 40 x 56 x 1.8 inch
€2,495
Big sky falling
Ansgar Dressler
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch
€2,341
Love in my veins
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,399
Secret desires
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 4.1 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 1.6 inch
€3,982
Sweet future
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,399
Brighter days ahead - XXL triptych
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 74.9 x 165.1 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 65 x 0.8 inch
€4,797
My heart beats for you
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 94 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 30 x 0.8 inch
€2,207
Love at first sight
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 99.1 x 70.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,207
I will meet you in the forest
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 109.2 x 139.7 x 2 cm Painting - 43 x 55 x 0.8 inch
€4,222
Deep in Costa Rica
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 119.4 x 89.9 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,550
Loving you is easy - diptych, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 89.9 x 129.5 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51 x 0.8 inch
€3,550
Break the ice in your heart, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 0.8 inch
€2,782
I will keep you warm, Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Ivana Olbricht
Painting - 119.4 x 89.9 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,176
Tableau Or
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€5,000
Comique Trippe XVI
Roberto Matta
Print - 41.3 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.25 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,399
Comique Trippe VII
Roberto Matta
Print - 41.3 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.25 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,399
Les naufrageants from Hom'mere II - L'Eautre
Roberto Matta
Print - 67.3 x 50.8 cm Print - 26.5 x 20 inch
€2,878
Ancien Victorieux je te morphose from Hom'mere I (Chaosmos)
Roberto Matta
Print - 66 x 50.8 cm Print - 26 x 20 inch
€2,399
Abstract Expressionnism Movement
Abstract Expressionism is a movement that seeks to represent emotions through abstraction. It rejects the concept of realism, and instead embraces the spontaneity of emotions felt during the creation of the work. Incorporating approximately fifteen major painters, Abstract Expressionism began in New York, in the midst of the 1929 economic crash, and dominated post-war American art from 1940 to 1962. It is also associated with The New York School, a collective of American poets, painters, dancers, and musicians who were active in the 1950s and 60s in New York City. It is additionally associated with the The School of Paris which was made up of French and émigé artists. Inspired by Surrealism, artists such as Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko created large-format paintings with little depth. Abstract Expressionists sought to reflect their feelings, and placed a great importance on the value of experimenting with their work and their freedom as artists. Painting becomes a form of self-expression, facilitating the communication of a variety of emotions.
There are two main artistic trends in Abstract Expressionism: Action Painting and Color-Field Painting. Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock are central figures in Action Painting, and prioritise physical encounters with the canvas when creating. The canvas is a witness to every action and gesture the artists make, using techniques such as dripping, blurring, splashing or smearing. Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko were major figures in Color-Field Painting, which literally consisted of painting in fields of colour. Colour is freed from context and becomes the very essence of the work; placing importance on the consistency and process of the piece.
Supported by renowned gallerist, Peggy Guggenheim and critics Harold Rosenberg and Clément Greenberg, Action Painting and Color-Field Painting were considered as new directions for contemporary art.
Mark Rothko: painter and one of the pioneers of American Abstract Expressionism. However, Rothko refused to be associated with this title as he found it “alienating." His hostility towards Action Painting resulted in a new, and more contemplative technique; Color-Field Painting.
Jackson Pollock: a major figure in 20th century American art, his revolutionary creative methods influenced many artists during the Abstract Expressionism movement. His influence was heavily felt in contemporary art history, particularly his famous “dripping" technique.
Barnett Newman: one of the most important figures of Abstract Expressionism and along with Mark Rothko, he was one of the practitioners of Color-field Painting. Newman wrote the preface for the AMA's (the American Modern Artists) first exhibition, which was a protest against the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which had banned modern art in its exhibitions.
Willem de Kooning: painter of Dutch origin (and later a naturalised American citizen), he was forerunner in the Abstract Expressionism movement. In 1942, he participated in the group exhibition called "American and French Painters," where he met Marcel Duchamp and Jackson Pollock.
Even the successors of Abstract Expressionism today let their unconscious guide them through their works. Despite their abstract nature, these works still intend to convey an important message to the viewer. Emotions, like artworks, vary greatly and here at Artsper we understand how personal choosing an artwork is!