action painting
action painting · action paintings
abstrakter Expressionismus
A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the…A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.
(countable)A painting produced in this style.
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
Translations
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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:Abstract Expressionism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabstract expressionism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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