Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. [international post-1945 styles and movements]
6. [post-1945 fine arts styles and movements]
7. Abstract Expressionist

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the term applied to the work of Abstract Expressionist painters such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. The style is characterized by the use of impulsive and energentic brushstrokes that reflect the artist's psycological state, and by an emphasis on the work being an arena in which to perform the act of painting.