1. ABSTRACTION
EXPRESSIONISM
ANKUR RAJ
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2. Abstraction refers to art unconcerned
with the
literal depiction of things from the visible
world,
it can however refer to an object or
image of
the real world
Expressionism is to present the world solely
from a subjective perspective , expressing
meaning or emotional experience in
order to evoke moods or ideas
The name is derived from the
combination of the emotional intensity
and self denial of German ‘’
Expressionists”, with the anti figurative
aesthetics of European art schools such

3. • During the second world war a lot of
European artists migrated to America
• After the war Europe struggled to recover
,yet slow moving society was rapidly
changing new machines-the automobile,
airplane, telephone were growing and so
were poverty, overpopulation,
unemployment etc.
• These events produced a general sense
of anxiety, tension, alienation etc.
• Thus there was a need of self expression,
as a result of the political and social
changes taking place in Europe
• This led to the starting of an art
movement with New York as its
epicentre.

4. Andre Breton Piet Mondrian Richard Deibkorn
Arshile Gorky Clyfford Still
Condensed idea: Expressing emotions
stimulated by world wide tragedies

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