Jake Genrich, Eric Duprey, Jordan Diedrick

Began in early 1940’s, and is still practiced today

Post World War II US emotionally traumatized by the war, and

have mixed feelings built up inside.

Europe Paris New York City San Francisco Bay

Cubism

▪ 1st Modern art movement

▪ Abstract qualities

Surrealism

▪ Paintings without realistic traits

▪ Artist revealing feelings

▪ Spontaneous or automatic creation

Energetic and dynamic Depicting movement Process of creation is emphasized No obvious focal point All driven from emotions Inspiring rather than beautiful

Focus on color fields: especially bold color “Impulsive Art” Action painting No empty canvas Large Format Complex

Artists seen as troublemakers and rebellious Provoked questions of “What is art?” Artwork from direct expression of artists’

conscious Emotional intensity from extreme feelings

due to the aftermath of the war (Trauma-based)

Hesitant to accept this artwork unlike any other

Critics didn’t approve at first because they didn’t know how to respond

Later became fans of the main 3 artists, but looked down upon those following

“I can control

the flow of paint: there is

no accident.”

American Artist, 1912-1956 Nicknamed “Jack The Dripper” Studied painting in at Art’s Student League in

New York under Thomas Hart Benton Influenced by Mexican Muralists Created the “Dripping Technique” Federal Art Project Married Lee Krasner, another Abstract

Expressionist Alcohol issue

Main techniques:

Dripping

Pouring paint from cans

Using sticks, knives, sand, broken glass, and other unusual materials

Put the canvas on the floor and worked at all angles

Would stop working on a piece, and come back to it later

Mural

1943

No. 5

1948

No. 1(Lavender Mist)

1950

Autumn Rhythm(No. 30)

1950

No. 281950

Dutch American painter 1904-1997 Studied at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine

Arts and Techniques Immigrated to the U.S. in 1926 Worked illegally as a commercial

artist, window dresser, sign painter, and carpenter in New York.

Married to Elaine de Kooning who was also an abstract expressionist.

Main Techniques

Main style was “Action-Painting”

Spontaneous brushwork

Used a lot of abstract shapes to represent real world items

Used human figures and landscapes as the spotlight of his work

Would stop working on a piece, and come back to it later

Woman I

1950-52

The Marshes

1970

A Tree in Naples

1960

Female American Artist, 1928-2011 Created artwork with freedom, spontaneity, and

complexity Her work tied nature and emotions together Critics loved and supported her work Learned from Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline at a

young age

Main Techniques

Invented the “Soak-Stain” technique

Color Field Painting

Enjoyed woodcut

Altered Pollock’s drip techniques and applied them to her art

Gave her art a “flat” look with minimal depth

Used natural landscapes for inspiration in her work

Mountains and Sea

1952

The Bay

1963

Nature Abhors a Vacuum

1973

Geisha

2003

MARK ROTHKO

Russian-American Denied the label of being an

“Abstract Expressionist” Played with color fields Simplistic style Played with color and light

ROBERT MOTHERWELL

American Attempted to paint

monumental, important things Dramatic, bright brush strokes Very emotional More abstract

No. 61(Rust and Blue)1953

Four Darks in Red1958

Elegy to the Spanish RepublicNo. 110

1971

Two Figures1958

Methods and themes remained influential Affected upcoming artists Led the way for movements such as pop art,

minimalism, etc