{"product_id":"9783836505178-abstract-expressionism","title":"Abstract Expressionism","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom vast, splattered canvases to quiet pools of color, enter the world of Abstract Expressionism, the movement which put feelings into paint and turned New York into the global center for contemporary art. This book features works from 20 key artists, including Jackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as the first American-born art movement to have a worldwide influence, \u003cstrong\u003eAbstract Expressionism\u003c\/strong\u003e denotes the non-representational use of paint as a means of personal expression. It emerged in America in the 1940s, with lead protagonists including \u003cstrong\u003eJackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eWillem de Kooning. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abstract Expressionism spawned many different stylistic tendencies but two particularly prominent sub-categories: action painting, exemplified by de Kooning and Pollock, and color field painting, made most famous by Rothko. Throughout, Abstract Expressionists strove to convey \u003cstrong\u003eemotions and ideas through the making of marks\u003c\/strong\u003e, through forms, textures, shades, and the particular quality of brushstrokes. The movement favored large-scale canvases, and embraced the role of accident or chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With featured works from 20 key Abstract Expressionist artists, this book introduces the movement which \u003cstrong\u003eshifted the center of art gravity from Paris to New York\u003c\/strong\u003e and remains for many the golden moment of American art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451653009782,"sku":"9783836505178","price":15.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33974671.jpg?v=1760463299","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783836505178-abstract-expressionism","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}