He used the form of biomorphism. He sought to synthesize the flatness and geometry of Cubism with the fluidity and improvisation of Surrealism. His pictures often have billows of exotic color mixed with linear effects. Jackson Pollock (mid-C20). His work is abstract, violent and expressive. He poured and spray painted canvases in repeated rhythmic gestures. A vortex of swirling lines, spatters and drips were cast on the canvas. He used commercial enamels and metallic paints to pour and drip. Willem de Kooning (mid-C20). His paintings retained figural images. His style was influenced by Cubist structures, Expressionist handling and Surrealist automatism. The foreground and background are constantly interchanged. Subsidiary artists: Franz Kline, Hans Hoffman. Color-Field. Simply composed paintings became prevalent. Paintings appeared as unified optical textures and increased in scale
He used the form of biomorphism. He sought to synthesize the flatness and geometry of Cubism with the fluidity and improvisation of Surrealism. His pictures often have billows of exotic color mixed with linear effects. Jackson Pollock (mid-C20). His work is abstract, violent and expressive. He poured and spray painted canvases in repeated rhythmic gestures. A vortex of swirling lines, spatters and drips were cast on the canvas. He used commercial enamels and metallic paints to pour and drip. Willem de Kooning (mid-C20). His paintings retained figural images. His style was influenced by Cubist structures, Expressionist handling and Surrealist automatism. The foreground and background are constantly interchanged. Subsidiary artists: Franz Kline, Hans Hoffman. Color-Field. Simply composed paintings became prevalent. Paintings appeared as unified optical textures and increased in scale