Abstract Expressionism
Definition of Abstract Expressionism Hierarchical Category as it relates to Art, Abstract Art, Minimalism
A modernist movement in painting developed primarily in New York in the 1940s and 1950s, characterized predominantly by large abstract painted canvases. This style emphasizes spontaneous, automatic, or subconscious creation, and is known to overlap with the concepts of minimalism and abstract art in general, which reject realistic depictions in favor of simplified, geometric shapes and forms.
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