Tate glossary definition for abstract expressionism: Term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters in 1940s and 1950s, often characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity
Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, who worked in a spontaneous improvisatory manner
Tate glossary definition for conceptual photography: A type of photography that illustrates an idea
Dennis Oppenheim began recording their performances and temporary artworks in a manner
Tate glossary definition for conceptual photography: A type of photography that illustrates an idea
Dennis Oppenheim began recording their performances and temporary artworks in a manner
Spencer is best known for his huge paintings that treat British village life in the manner
Artist page for John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
His commissioned works were consistent with the grand manner of portraiture, while
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Neo-expressionism Neo-expressionism acted as a major revival of painting in an expressionist manner
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Neo-expressionism Neo-expressionism acted as a major revival of painting in an expressionist manner
Cross-sections show that the composition was underpainted extensively and in a complex manner
Tate glossary definition for surrealism: Movement, which began in the 1920s, of writers and artists who experimented with ways of unleashing the subconscious imagination
by which one proposes to express, either verbally, in writing, or by any other manner
John Brett’s The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs 1871 can be appreciated properly, with dirt and discoloured varnish removed.
He then gave it a fresh coat of lead white, in the Pre-Raphaelite manner, before
