Abstract expressionist movement

I have decided to look at the Abstract expressionist movement as a starting point as I intend to base my final images on abstract paintings. I have come across some artists responsible for the abstract expressionist movement and will use their artworks for inspiration and maybe make photographs highly influenced by them. 

Abstract Expressionism is a term applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in New York City after World War II, sometimes referred to as the New York School or, more narrowly, as action painting. The varied work produced by the Abstract Expressionists resists definition as a cohesive style; instead, these artists shared an interest in using abstraction to convey strong emotional or expressive content. These artists moved away from European traditions of painting to create a distinctly American kind of art, which both acknowledged and challenged the domination of early 20th century giants such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vasily Kandinsky.Abstract Expressionism is best known for large-scale paintings that break away from traditional processes, often taking the canvas off of the easel and using unconventional materials such as house paint. While Abstract Expressionism is often considered for its advancements in painting, its ideas had deep resonance in many media, including drawing and sculpture.

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Jackson Pollock

Artist

Paul Jackson Pollock, known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.

Jackson pollocks paintings say a lot about his mental state. He was a famous recluse and alcoholic. I find them interesting.

"Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was."

- Jackson Pollock

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Mark Rothko

Artist

Mark Rothko was an American painter of Russian Jewish descent. He is generally identified as an Abstract Expressionist, although he himself rejected this label and even resisted classification as an "abstract painter."

I really like how rothko's paintings look like horizons and skyscapes, i will bear some of his paintings in mind when i am composing my photographs. 

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Franz Kline

Painter

Franz Jozef Kline was an American painter mainly associated with the abstract expressionist movement centered around New York in the 1940s and 1950s

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Hans Hofmann

Painter

Hans Hofmann was a German-born American abstract expressionist painter

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Robert Rauschenberg

Painter

Robert Rauschenberg was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the pop art movement.

I looked at robert rauschenberg at the beginning of the course when i was on the art roundabout pathway, we got images from magazines and altered them in a way he would do by painting and collaging over them.