5 Expressionism. Expressionism is distinguished by strong subjectivity, brilliant colors and violence. Mysticism was one source of inspiration. Artists: Morris Graves, Mark Tobey. Abstraction. Geometric abstraction continued to develop under the influence of European immigrants. In 1936, the American Abstract Artists organization was established. Members of this were precise, used sharp-edged rectilinear shapes, geometric curves and flat colors. Artists: George L. K. Morris, Ad Reinhardt, Stuart Davis. Post-WWII Abstract Expressionism. American art was maturing. Abstract Expressionism (or Action Painting or the New York School) sometimes renounced representational content. The three currents that produced Abstract Expressionism were abstraction ("plastic" values), Expressionism (emotional intensification) and Surrealism (automatism). The catalyst for
5 Expressionism. Expressionism is distinguished by strong subjectivity, brilliant colors and violence. Mysticism was one source of inspiration. Artists: Morris Graves, Mark Tobey. Abstraction. Geometric abstraction continued to develop under the influence of European immigrants. In 1936, the American Abstract Artists organization was established. Members of this were precise, used sharp-edged rectilinear shapes, geometric curves and flat colors. Artists: George L. K. Morris, Ad Reinhardt, Stuart Davis. Post-WWII Abstract Expressionism. American art was maturing. Abstract Expressionism (or Action Painting or the New York School) sometimes renounced representational content. The three currents that produced Abstract Expressionism were abstraction ("plastic" values), Expressionism (emotional intensification) and Surrealism (automatism). The catalyst for