Influences of abstract expressionism

A modern art movement in the late 1930s is called abstract expressionism. This movement was founded in New York City, and draws inspiration from all former movements excluding realism, of course.

Abstract expressionism is important because it is the first movement to be created from an American school.

Abstract expressionism had many different techniques, whether it is mixed media, montage, traditional paint applications and drip painting. At this time, New York City replaced Paris as the capital of art.

My favorite artist from this time period is Jackson Pollock. His approach is full of emotion, letting the art of painting supercede the content. As you can see from his web site jacksonpollock.com, he is famous for the drip painting approach and would throw his large canvases away if the drips appeared to resemble an object. Some disagree with his approach to this new medium because they claim that it is not art and that anybody can create abstract expressionism. Which I feel is a valid argument and I concur to that statement and encourage everybody to become inspired and create your own masterpiece. While I stated in my first post, art is everywhere and it is beautiful.

In 1950 the New York School of Design emerged and offered many graphic design classes that eventually produced many standout graphic artists that would be influential to movements to come.

Typography became more dominant in the art world, when headlines and visual type was potentially captured in the entire art piece. Photography became more popular with the artistic theme of less is more. Large color blocks were largely experimented with along with geometric shapes. Billboards were covered with large photography and typefaces in this new era of art were prominent.