Noun
a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
Source: WordNetAbstract expressionism generally expanded and developed the definitions and possibilities available to artists for the creation of new works of art. Source: Internet
Also in Europe, Tachisme (the European equivalent to Abstract expressionism) took hold of the newest generation. Source: Internet
Art movements In the early 1950s Abstract expressionism and artists Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning were enormously influential. Source: Internet
And Scharf's colorful faces, informed by Abstract Expressionism, certainly offer up more emotional nuance than the ubiquitous digital yellow smileys. Source: Internet
Arshile Gorky's portrait of someone who might be Willem de Kooning is an example of the evolution of abstract expressionism from the context of figure painting, cubism and surrealism. Source: Internet
Direct drawing, calligraphic use of line, the effects of brushed, splattered, stained, squeegeed, poured, and splashed paint superficially resemble the effects seen in abstract expressionism and color field painting. Source: Internet