What is Abstract Expressionism?
It does not focus on perfection like realism arts instead it is
characterized by gestural brush strokes or mark-making and the
impression of spontaneity.
The Abstract expressionism movement started between 1940 to 1950
THE FIRST ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM ART AND THE
ARTIST

• Jackson Pollock AUTUMN RHYTHM (NUMBER 30)
  
• Characteristics of abstract expressionism:
• Breaking the tradition of regular painting – large scale paint
• Using house materials to paint
• Valuing freedom
• spontaneity
• personal expression
• variety of technical and aesthetic movement

Technique

• Pour and dripping pain in the canvas.
• applying broad, heavy, brush strokes (action painters )with thick
  brushes.
• Moving the canvas and act of painting and then start painting.
• Large area of a single paint (color field painters)

Famous Abstract Expressionism artists and
their art

Lee Krasner THE SEASONS 1957. Oil on canvas
this art piece is bold and graphic. It embraced a cut-up collage style and bright,
gestural brushwork.

Helen Frankenthaler MOUNTAINS AND SEA 1952. Oil and charcoal on canvas