American Abstract Artists 20th Century. Artists of the middle 20th century. “influential” is a difficult term.
Abstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by american painters such as jackson pollock, … form in relation to art the term form has two meanings: The 20th century was a period of massive change for everyone, so as a result the art world turned on its head, as well. From paintings which verge on the traditional to artwork that pushes the boundaries of postmodernism, 20th century art had it all.
It was the first specifically american movement to achieve international influence and put new york city at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by paris.although the term abstract expressionism was first applied to american art in 1946 by the art.
And towards abstraction, which gave them independence from the visual world.in the strict sense, abstract art bears no trace of anything recognizable in the natural world but the genre is not limited to these works as. Has turned his life experiences into art that, while largely abstract, embeds messages of community, awareness, and social justice. In the early 1940s, artists such as the surrealists andre masson , joan miro , yves tanguy , and max ernst sailed to new york to escape the war. This list may not reflect recent changes ( learn more ).