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abstract expressionism — abstract expressionist. (sometimes caps.) a movement in experimental, nonrepresentational painting originating in the U.S. in the 1940s, with sources in earlier movements, and embracing many individual styles marked in common by freedom of… … Universalium
abstract expressionism — ☆ abstract expressionism n. a post WWII movement in painting characterized by emphasis on the artist s spontaneous and self expressive application of paint in creating a nonrepresentational composition … English World dictionary
Abstract expressionism — Although the term abstract expressionism was first applied to American art in 1946 by the art critic Robert Coates, it had been first used in Germany in 1919 in the magazine Der Sturm , regarding German Expressionism. In the USA, Alfred Barr was… … Wikipedia
Abstract Expressionism — Movement in painting, originating in New York City in the 1940s. It emphasized spontaneous personal expression, freedom from accepted artistic values, surface qualities of paint, and the act of painting itself. Pollock, de Kooning, Motherwell … Glossary of Art Terms
Abstract Expressionism — noun a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑action painting • Hypernyms: ↑artistic movement, ↑art… … Useful english dictionary
Abstract Expressionism — см. Абстрактный Экспрессионизм … Энциклопедический словарь экспрессионизма
Abstract Expressionism — Abstract Ex|pres|sion|is|m a style of painting that developed in New York in the late 1940s. It shows shapes and patterns which do not look like real things or people, but are intended to express emotions. It was practised by artists such as… … Dictionary of contemporary English
abstract expressionism — noun a development of abstract art which aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on spontaneous creativity (e.g. action painting). Derivatives abstract expressionist noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
abstract expressionism — noun Usage: often capitalized A&E Date: 1951 an artistic movement of the mid 20th century comprising diverse styles and techniques and emphasizing especially an artist s liberty to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional and usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstract expressionism — UK / US noun [uncountable] art a style in abstract art in which the artist emphasizes emotions and reactions to things rather than showing objects as they really appear … English dictionary
