Abstract Expressionism Order and chaos finally have meaning together. The movement of abstract painting emerged in New York during the nineteen-forty’s. It is also called action painting and the New York school. “The New York school was significant in American paintings because it declared independence from European styles and it influenced the development of art throughout”. (1) Jackson Pollack was one of the pioneers of abstract expressionism and his style consisted of spattering paint on huge canvases placed on the floor. To many, his paintings were purely luck but to him each step was carefully planned. His paintings expressed violence and activity unlike Mark Rothko, who portrayed simple images with in depth meanings. Despite the different styles that expressionist painters have, they share the same outlook of having ....

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