Abstract Expressionist Artists and Paintings

Great economical, political and historical events have never put obstacles in the way of art development. On the contrary, such events often caused a storm of protest and indignation, which artists and other people representing artistic sphere expressed by means of art – painting, literature, dance, theatre, films, poetry, etc. One of the movements that also formed as a reaction to certain events was abstract expressionism. It appeared after the World War II, mainstreamed in New York City abstract expressionism helped American art to achieve independence and to replace Paris in terms of art development.

Being an American movement, abstract art was a combination of many other movements, such as futurism, cubism, German expressionism and etc., there were also similarities with the works of Russian artists of the early 1900's. Despite of such nature of the current it had it's goal – to explore human existence. Abstract expressionist artists emphasized spirituality and the subconscious in their works. Spontaneity along with planning also took place at the abstract expressionism artworks of that time. Among the artists that followed the ideas of abstract expressionism were Kandinsky, Kunz, Rothko, the important role in the development of the movement was played by Wassily Kandinsky.

As time went by, the movement known as abstract art was experiencing changes also. Abstract expressionism artists experimenting with colours and shapes, started to create their paintings in blue, orange or other colours on large canvases. Again, the main goal of abstract expressionist of that period was to express one's own feelings rather than to emphasize an objects.

Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline practiced this kind of painting, known as action painting. They belonged to action painting stream, however, there was another group – colour field painting. To the second group it was typical to create huge coloured areas with no forms or signs. Representative painting was substituted to shapes and colours.

Minimalism and pop art came to replace abstract expressionism movement in the 1960s. However, the influence of the current was so great and overall that the complete decline of the movement never happened. At present later generations go on to continue to express their energy by means of painting likewise outstanding abstract expressionist artists of the past used to do it. There is abstract contemporary painting created by modern artists. The admires of this style of painting can enjoy the works of one of such contemporary artists, Valeriy Klinkov, whose works are exhibited on the online gallery at klinkov.com web site. If you plan to obtain a piece of original art it is available for for sale at this site. Browse it and find paintings created in various styles, including expressionism, abstraction, surrealism.