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: WordNetAs seen in action painting there is an emphasis on brushstrokes, high compositional drama, dynamic compositional tension. Source: Internet
Willem de Kooning, Dutch-born American painter who was one of the leading exponents of Abstract Expressionism, particularly the form known as Action painting. Source: Internet
Setting it apart from abstract expressionism and action painting of the 1940s and 1950s is the approach to composition and drama. Source: Internet
The affective content of an action painting is replaced by a painted image that, paradoxically, resembles an industrial product." Source: Internet