Below is a glossary article post in the category A which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Action Painters based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Action Painters
So, what is actually meant by Action Painters?
The term action painters are applied to artists who work from the 1940s to the early 1960s whose approach to painting emphasizes the physical actions of paintings as an important part of the finished work.
Explanation of Action Painters
Their process, involving sparks, using a gestural brush stroke and dripping paint to the canvas rather than applying it carefully. The term ‘action painting’ was created by Harold Rosenberg in his innovative article The American Action Painters published in ArtNews in December 1952.
Rosenberg refers to artists such as Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix A, as well as terms associated with A.
Meaning of Action Painters in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Action Painters.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Pelukis aksi (Indonesian), Pelukis tumindak (Java), and Pelukis tindakan in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Pelukis tindakan.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Action Painters.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix A. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=action-painters
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=action-painters
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