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Abstract Expressionism
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abstract expressionism
English
abstract expressionism
Alternative forms
en abstract expressionism
Pronunciation
en /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɪkˈspɹɜʃ.n̩ˌɪz.m̩/ RP
en /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɪkˈspɹɜʃ.n̩ˌɪz.m̩/ US
Noun
Abstract Expressionism -
An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous linearity, to generate highly abstract forms while allowing the artist spontaneity. First attested in the mid 20th century.10
Translations
genre of modern art
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 抽象表現主義 chōuxiàng biǎoxiànzhǔyì
Dutch: nl abstract expressionisme n
Finnish: fi abstrakti ekspressionismi
French: fr expressionnisme abstrait m
German: de abstrakter Expressionismus m
Hungarian: hu absztrakt expresszionizmus
Polish: pl ekspresjonizm abstrakcyjny m-in
Romanian: ro abstract expresionism n
See also
en action painting
References
en Modern art