While it may seem like a contradiction to speak of chaos and precision in the same sentence, the work of Jackson Pollock demands it. At the same time that his paintings depict disorder, frenetic abandon, and a turbulence of nearly cosmic proportions, they demonstrate perfect balance. The manner in wh

Abstract expressionism, Expansive, Formless, Loose, Playful, Post-war literature, Repetition, Rhythmic

Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker. He is a significant figure in minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. After attending high school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he went on to Princeton University, where he painted, influenced by the abstract expressionism of Ja

Abstract expressionism, Anal, Clean, Color field, Complex, Polychromatic, Slick

The husband and wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames began their joint career designing stretchers and leg splints from molded wood laminate during World War II. They continued to experiment with laminates and fiberglass in their postwar designing years, and exhibited the results at the San Fran

Abstract expressionism, Arts & crafts design, International style, Post-war american design

She graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1993. Expanding the tradition of abstract expressionism, Cecily Brown’s paintings combine figuration and abstraction. Informed by art history (her father is an art historian and critic, David Sylvester) her work's are usually titled after classic Holly

Abstract expressionism, Young british artists