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ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM c. 1945 - 1965 AVI 4M1 Modernism Expressionism Cubism Dadaism Futurism Constructivism DeStijl International Style Bauhaus Various Expressionist movements Surrealism Abstract Expressionism Colour Field Modernism is an umbrella term for many different styles … All of these styles, and more, are referred to as Modernism. Rudolph Schlichter, “Blind Power” 1937 The rise of Fascism in Europe in the 1930s caused many Avant Garde artists to flee and move to New York City. The land of be-bop! Europe was the Old World, the land of old ideas; the land of Fascism and totalitarianism. America was the land of freedom and new ideas! The Modern World had arrived! Many refugee artists got jobs teaching in new art schools that embraced Avant Garde ideas. They encouraged an interest in using exploring the power of juxtapositions; … employing chance in art-making; … and exploring the unconscious through art. Jackson Pollock, She Wolf, 1943 Jackson Pollock, Mural, 1943 The resulting work became known as Abstract Expressionism. Jackson Pollock, Moby Dick, 1943 Jackson Pollock painting “Action Painting” The act of painting was as important as the finished product; the action should be felt by the viewer. Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist, 1950 Cult of the Genius Shock of the NEW! Abstraction is essential Honesty of materials High Modernism Lee Krasner Lee Krasner, Noon, 1947 Willem de Kooning, Woman 1, 1950 Mark Rothko Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow, 1957 Mark Rothko Chapel Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square Later Abstract Expressionism became less expressive and more concerned with geometry or paint effects; Called “Colour Field Painting” Helen Frakenthaler Helen Frakenthaler, Green Thought in a Green Shade, 1981 Helen Frankenthaler, The Bay, 1963 Morris Louis, The Point of Tranquility, 1958 Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist, 1950 Abstract Expressionism became all the rage in post-war America where ‘new’ meant improved! It becam