Abstract Expressionism
abstrakter Expressionismus
An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous…An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous linearity, to generate highly abstract forms while allowing the artist spontaneity.
/ˈæbˌstɹækt ɪkˈspɹɜʃ.n̩ˌɪz.m̩/
» Abstract Expressionism is art that shows emotions and ideas through non-representational forms.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous linearity, to generate highly abstract forms while allowing the artist spontaneity.
abstrakter Expressionismus
More definitions
- a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
Examples
1 sentencesAbstract Expressionism is art that shows emotions and ideas through non-representational forms.
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genre of modern art:
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles:action painting
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedaction painting
Lessons for this word
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