The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 158 - 159 Flashcards
1
Q
Abstract Expressionism
A
- stressed energy, action, kineticism, and freneticism
- started to take form in late 1940s and early ’50s
- Pollock made a revolutionary breakthrough by abandoning the paintbrush altogether
- art no longer was required to imitate tame visual appearance
2
Q
Arshile Groky
A
- 1904-48
- pioneered automatic painting in the U.S.
- favored oval splotches of flowing primary colors like yellow and red
3
Q
Jackson Pollock
A
- 1912-56
- abstract paintings that embodied his psychic state at the moment of their creation
