Abstract Expressionism Movement

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_movement
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:freedom_of_expression
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:New_York_City
American individualism
gptkbp:characterized_by spontaneity
emotional intensity
abstract forms
gptkbp:criticism lack of formal structure
perceived as elitist
overemphasis on personal expression
gptkbp:declined_in 1960s
gptkbp:exemplified_by drip painting
color field painting
gestural abstraction
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:Museum_of_Modern_Art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abstract Expressionism Movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Color_Field_Painting
gptkb:Post-Painterly_Abstraction
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Fauvism
gptkb:Cubism
gptkb:Surrealism
gptkbp:key_concept spirituality in art
subjective experience
action painting
the sublime
non-representational art
the unconscious mind
art as a process
the role of chance
the canvas as an arena
the importance of the artist's gesture
gptkbp:legacy influenced contemporary art
inspired performance art
inspired installation art
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Barnett_Newman
gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Mark_Rothko
gptkb:Willem_de_Kooning
gptkb:Franz_Kline
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions gptkb:The_New_American_Painting
The 9th Street Show
The Artists' Club
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:premiered_on 1940s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morris_Louis
gptkb:Lee_Krasner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5