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Abstract Expressionism. Eric Chang Art 3 2/26/10. History.
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Abstract Expressionism Eric Chang Art 3 2/26/10
History • Abstract Expressionism is a painting movement, in which artists applied paint rapidly, usually to show feelings or emotion. Their paintings seems to be on accident. There is usually no real subject matter. The artists would paint images created from their unconscious minds. • It began in U.S in New York in 1930s and 40s. Hans Hofmann, Rising Sun, 1958, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
Artists Jackson Pollock Ad Reinhardt Hans Hofmann Barnett Newman Mark Rothko
Hans Hofmann • 1880 – 1966 • German Painter Hans Hofmann, Simplex Munditis, 1962, oil on canvas, 84 x 72 inches, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA Hans Hofmann, Pompeii, 1959, oil on canvas, 214.0 x 132.7 cm, Tate Gallery, London Hans Hofmann, Rising Sun, 1958, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
Mark Rothko • 1903 – 1970 • American Painter Mark Rothko, N° 14 (Browns over Dark), 1963, oil and acrylic on canvas, 228.5 x 176 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris Mark Rothko, Number 2, 1954, oil on canvas, 291.5 x 207 cm, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran Mark Rothko, Sienna, Orange & Black on Dark Brown, 1962, oil on canvas, 193 x 175 cm, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran • Born in Russia • Full Name: Marcus Rothkovitch
Barnett Newman • American Painter • 1905 – 1970 Barnett Newman, Pagan Void, 1946, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Barnett Newman, Not There-Here, 1962, oil and casein on canvas, 198 x 89.4 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris. Barnett Newman, Adam, 1951-2, oil on canvas, 242.9 x 202.9 cm, Tate Gallery, London • Born in New York, NY
Jackson Pollock • 1912 – 1956 • American Painter Jackson Pollock, The Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle, 1943, oil on canvas, 109.5 x 104 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris. Jackson Pollock, Untitled, c. 1950, ink on paper, 17 1/2 x 22 1/4 inches (44.5 x 56.6 cm), Museum of Modern Art, NY. Jackson Pollock, Night Mist, 1945, oil on canvas, Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL. • Born in Cody, Wyoming • Full Name: Paul Jackson Pollock
Ad Reinhardt • American Painter • 1913 – 1967 Ad Reinhardt, Untitled, 1940, oil on canvas, National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. Ad Reinhardt, Red and Blue Composition, 1941, oil on canvas, National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. Ad Reinhardt, Untitled, 1947, oil on canvas, 40 x 32 inches (1.016 x .813 m), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. • Full Name: Adolf Fredrick Reinhardt