[VP2] Abstract Expressionism

Action Painting and Color Field Painting

What are the two types of Abstract Expressionism?

Action Painting

It is a type of Abstract Expressionism that is created spontaneously

Color Field Painting

It is a type of Abstract Expressionism that focuses more on hues and colors

Abstract Expressionism

_____ is characterized by its spontaneous, emotive and non-representational approach in painting

1940s and 1950s

When did Abstract Expressionism emerge in the United States?

Drip Painting

It is a painting technique that involves dripping or pouring paint directly onto the canvas

Palette Knife

It is a painting technique that uses palette knives to apply and manipulate paint on the canvas

Drip Painting

Gesture Painting

Color Fields

Palette Knife

Soak-Stain Technique

Automatism

Layering and Collage

Energetic Brushwork

Reductive Technique

Give at least 2 painting techniques

b) Jackson Pollock

Which artist is famous for his “Drip Painting” technique? 

a) Andy Warhol

b) Jackson Pollock

c) Frida Kahlo

a) Post

Abstract Expressionism emerged in the United States as a distinct art movement ___ World War 2

a) Post       

b) Pre       

c) During

c) Caricature

Which of the following is not a type of Abstract Expressionism?

a) Action Painting

b) Color Field Painting

c) Caricature

c) Palette Knife

 In Palette Knife painting technique, what is used to apply and manipulate paint on the canvas?

a) Fork    

b) Knife    

c) Palette Knife

b) Reductive Technique

It is a painting technique that involves adding and subtracting paint

a) Drip Painting

b) Reductive Technique

c) Automatism

a) Layering and Collage

It is a painting technique that involves applying paint, paper or other materials on top of existing layers

a) Layering and Collage

b) Gesture Painting

c) Energetic Brushwork

a) Soak-Stain Technique

It is a painting technique that involves pouring diluted paint onto a raw canvas 

a) Soak-Stain Technique

b) Color Fields

c) Palette Knife

b) Action Painting

A type of Abstract Expressionism that is created spontaneously

a) Color Field Painting

b) Action Painting

c) Cubism

a) Color Field Painting

A type of Abstract Expressionism that focuses more on hues and colors

a) Color Field Painting

b) Action Painting

c) Surrealism

c) Abstract Expressionism

It is an art movement that is characterized by its spontaneous, emotive and non-representational approach in painting

a) Cubism 

b) Surrealism 

c) Abstract Expressionism