Characteristics of Pop Art

Characteristics of Pop Art

Introduction

It has an image of being anarchic, rebellious. Also, it shows the image of being nihilistic. This means that life is without objective meaning., purpose and intrinsic value. This term of Abstract art is applied usually to a diverse number of artists working (mostly) in New York. These artists possessed a variety of styles, and even to work that is neither especially expressionist not abstract. It is a fact that Abstract expressionism and Russian artists of the early 20th century such as, Wassily Kandinsky possess many stylistics similarities. It is correct that impression of spontaneity covered many of the abstract artwork. However, most of the painting demanded careful and prudent planning due to their large size. These paintings cover many same features, such as, the use of large canvases, an approach, in which usually the entire canvass is treated with equal care and importance Gersh-Nesic,(2013).

Discussion

Abstract expressionism refers to an American after world war II art movement. It is true this was first applied in 1946 to an American art (Boundless, 2013). This was done by the art critic Robert Coates. However, it had been first applied in Germany in 1919, in the local magazine Der sturm. The word is derived from the blend of the self denial and emotional intensity of German Expressionists along with anti- figurative aesthetic of the European abstract art institutes such as the Bauhaus, Futurism and Synthetic Cubism. This kind of art developed and expanded the possibilities and definitions that the artist had available for the development and creation of new forms of art. The Abstract expressionism spread very fast throughout the entire country of United States. However, it major centers which resembled this style included the California and New York School (Anfam, 2008).

The term Abstract Expressionism is also referred to as Gestural Abstraction. The reason being its brush strokes, which revealed the artist's process. This method is the important part and subject of art itself. As explained by Harold Rosenberg: the work of an art becomes an “event”. Due to this reason Rosenberg, in 1952, dubbed this movement Action painting. However, the art historians feel that Rosenberg emphasis on “action”, left out the other side of Abstract Expressionism, which is control vs opportunity. Therefore, it must be noted and acknowledged that, this term comes from 3 major sources. These include, the Dadaist's reliance on chance, Kandinsky's abstraction and the Surrealists ...