Abstract Expressionism
A term that was first used in 1919 to describe some paintings of Kandinsky. Usually refers to non-geometric abstract art, of a series of U.S. artists (typically located in New York), which first appeared in 1942 and experienced a real boom in 1950 and 1960. The American critic Robert coati in 1946 used the term referred specifically to De Kouningk, to Pollock and their followers. In 1951, with the exhibition "Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the term was formalized. The American critic H. Rosenberg spoke (in 1952) for painting of motion and K. Gkrinbergk for American style painting (also in 1952), referring both to the same general trends of artistic activity. A common feature of different styles and different degrees of reference to the subject or content of the table which are covered by a generic term "Abstract Expressionism" is the emphasis on spontaneity of expression and individuality of the artist. The basic trends that developed within the context of this broader movement would eventually be considered two: a painting that attracts her attention to the movement, gesture and texture and a painting of the color fields, dominated by large uniform and color surfaces.