Fine art expressive abstract painting

Abstract expressionism painting was radically new direction in art that emerged in New York in the early 1940s. The movement has never been regarded as a formal association, however a lot of artists of abstract painting appeared during this period of art development: Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, etc. The followers of the abstract expressionism, also known as "The New York School", refused accepted conventions, their works revealed spontaneity and improvisation, the focus was concentrated on such qualities as dynamism, energetic gesture, abstracted mode in depicting images.

With the advent of such approach in painting as abstraction, the images depicted on the works of the artists were painted contrary to the concepts of traditional paintings. The images were expressed in a non-representing and nonobjective manner, the natural world objects weren't depicted anymore. Bright and vivid colors were used to express the freedom of the artist, that's why this style of painting was often called by the painters as spiritual and intellectual one.

Young artists of abstract painting started in the 1930s, refusing provincialism and explicit politics in paintings they were looking for something new since their desire was to find a content rich with meaning. Thus, a new art able to express young artists generation concerns caused by the crisis of war appeared. At the beginning of movement development artists of abstract painting expressed primitive cultures, their works revealed pictographic and biomorphic elements. Next step in the development of abstract expressionism was the merge of new technique – pouring and dripping of paint onto canvas laid on the ground. The paintings created in such a way produced shocking impression to the viewers. Such painting obtained the term "action painting", it was meant to depict the artist's authentic identity.

The attention was also paid to the potential of color. The choice of colors used by the artists was meant to impact the viewer. The goal was to achieve the "sublime" rather than the "beautiful". All of the tendencies that come to the foreground along with the emerge of abstract expressionism painting and surreal abstract painting made great impact on the further development of art worldwide. The next generations of artists paintings were marked with abstract expressionism movement influence. One of the most significant events was becoming of New York a new center of art – American schools became independent from the European.

The painters go on creating the works following the ideas of abstract expressionism. If you feel like buying such painting there are a lot of contemporary artists around the globe that create abstract expressionism painting on high professional level. For those who appreciate this very style in painting the collection of modern artists V. Klinkov is provided on the site. Browse the collection to buy painting or merely to get aesthetic pleasure!