A term coined by art critic Harold Rosenberg in 1952 to describe the work of artists who painted with gestures that involved more than just the traditional use of the fingers and wrist to paint, inclu [..]

a type of painting, frequently utilized in art therapy, in which persons generate impromptu theoretical works making use of alternative skills, for instance, spraying, dripping, trickling, or sloshing [..]

A painting style and method calling for vigorous physical activity, it was specifically associated with the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. Jackson Pollock often used this technique, which [..]

A painting style and method calling for vigorous physical activity, specifically asssociated with the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. Jackson Pollock often used this technique, which was an [..]

Any painting style calling for vigorous physical activity; specifically, Abstract Expressionism. Examples include the New York School art movement and the work of Jackson Pollock.

painting, works on paper. Closely associated with abstract expressionism, action painting focused on the spontaneity of applying paint to the canvas. Instead of focusing on the final image, this style [..]

A word associated with abstract expressionism and/or the New York School of painting and in particular with Jackson Pollock and his drip paintings. The emotion of the artist and the dynamism of the co [..]

where artists use vigorous physical activity to create paintings usually on a large abstract style.