Abstract

Expressionism,
Pop Art,
Op Art
World events in the mid-20 th

century
Shifted the political, economic,
and cultural world stage from
Europe and to the new world
continent America
Action Painting
One form of abstract expressionism was
seen in the works of Jackson Pollock.
These were created through what came to
be known as action painting.
Jackson Pollock
worked on huge canvases spread on the
floor, splattering, squirting, and
dribbling paint with (seemingly) no pre-
planned pattern or design in mind.
Autumn Rhythm Jackson Pollock, 1950
Oil on canvas
Color Field Painting
In contrast to the vigorous gestures of the
action painters, another group of artists
who came to be known as color field
painters used different color saturations
(purity, vividness, intensity) to
create their desired effects. Some
of their works were huge fields of
vibrant coloras in the paintings
of Mark Rothko and Barnett
Newman
Magenta , black, green on Orange
Mark Rothko
1949
Forgotten Dream Adolph Gottlieb,
1946 oil on canvas
 After The New York School
By the early 1960s,
the momentum of The New York School slowed
down.
a new crop of artists came on the scene using
lighter treatment and flashes of humor, even
irreverence, in their artworks.
The movements they brought about
have come to be called:
neodadaism and pop art
conceptual art
pop art
the new realism
Neodadaism
reforms in traditional values.
It also made use of commonplace, trivial, even
nonsensical objects.
the neodadaists seemed to enjoy nonsense for its
own sake and simply wanted to laugh at the world.
Pop Art,
paintings, to posters, to collages, to three-dimensional
assemblages and installations.
These made use of easily recognizable objects and
images from the emerging consumer societyas in
the prints of Andy Warhol.
Marilyn Monroe Andy
Warhol, 1962
Whaam! Roy Lichtenstein, 1963 Acrylic and
oil on canvas
Op Art
action painting, with the
action taking place in the
viewers eye
. In op art, lines,
spaces, and colors were
precisely planned and
positioned to give the
illusion of movement
Conceptual Art
Asthe term implies, conceptual art was that which arose in the mind
of the artist, took concrete form for a time, and then disappeared
(unless it was captured in photo or film documentation).
Conceptualists questioned the idea of art as objects to be
bought and sold. Instead, they brought their artistic
ideas to life temporarily, using such unusual materials
as grease, blocks of ice, food, even just plain dirt.
 Procedure for Action Painting
1. Prepare your materials 1 whole cartolina, box
board, or other recycled board; acrylic paints; 1-
inch paintbrushes, sponges, or popsicle sticks;
recycled mixing plates; small rags for cleaning up;
newspaper for covering work surface.
2. As a group, discuss the overall composition and
technique that you will use.