{"product_id":"abstract-expressionism-by-barbara-hess-9783836505178","title":"Abstract Expressionism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHailed as the first American-born art movement to have a worldwide influence, \u003ci\u003eAbstract Expressionism\u003c\/i\u003e denotes the non-representational use of paint as a means of personal expression. It emerged in America in the 1940s, with lead protagonists including \u003cb\u003eJackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eWillem de Kooning\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbstract Expressionism\u003c\/i\u003e spawned many different stylistic tendencies, but two particularly prominent sub-categories: action painting, exemplified by de Kooning and Pollock, and colour field painting, made most famous by Rothko. Throughout, Abstract Expressionists strove to convey \u003cb\u003eemotions and ideas through the making of marks\u003c\/b\u003e, through forms, textures, shades, and the particular quality of brushstrokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe movement favoured large-scale canvases and embraced the role of accident or chance. With featured works from 20 key Abstract Expressionist artists, this book introduces the movement which \u003cb\u003eshifted the centre of art gravity from Paris to New York\u003c\/b\u003e and remains for many the golden moment of American art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470025900268,"sku":"9783836505178","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836505178-abstract-expressionism.jpg?v=1775206796","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/abstract-expressionism-by-barbara-hess-9783836505178","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}