American Abstract Expressionism, born as a post WWII art movement in New York, it has been said that Abstract Expressionism is what made New York one of the main art center next to Paris.
To make things clear, American abstract art is a league all of its own, it was America’s way of showing the world how "fantastic" and "powerful" it was, it was America being a show off and sticking it in the world’s face that it is a force of freedom.
Whilst the war was on a lot of European artist and teachers of art fled to America to flee the Nazi strangle hold. They worked their way into the American culture and the American student developed their teachings.
It was a utopian time for art in New York, it created artist like Andy Warhol, and Jackson Pollock. Two of America’s favorite artists
Honestly, I dislike them both, Andy was vague and Jackson thought he was too big for his shoes, I love abstract art, I just find American abstract art too self rightious, to show-y, too up its self.
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