Action Painting (Noun)
Meaning
A New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The art critic noted that the painter's use of bold colors and gestural brushstrokes was reminiscent of the action painting style that emerged in the 1940s.
- Action painting, with its emphasis on spontaneous expression, revolutionized the art world and paved the way for a new generation of artists.
- The museum's retrospective on action painting highlighted the work of key figures such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
- By the 1950s, action painting had become a major force in the art world, with artists from all over the globe flocking to New York to be a part of the scene.
- Action painting's focus on process and technique over traditional techniques of representation made it a radical departure from earlier styles of painting.