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This is a glossary index of George Costakis Gallery. To use it, type in the first few letters of the word you are looking for, then click “Show Topic” to display the desired information. |
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Abstract A form of art which does not seek to represent the world around us. The term is applicable to any art that does not represent recognizable objects, but refers particularly to forms of twentieth-century art in which the idea of art as imitation of nature has been abandoned. Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and Kasimir Malevich were among abstraction’s early pioneers. |
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Abstract Expressionism A movement in American painting that developed in New York in the 1940s. Most Abstract Expressionism were energetic (or ‘gestural’) painters. They invariably used large canvases and applied paint rapidly and with force, sometimes using large brushes, sometimes dripping or even throwing paint directly onto the canvas. This expressive method of painting was often considered as important as the painting itself. Other Abstract Expressionist artist were concerned with adopting a peaceful and mystical approach to a purely abstract image. Not all the work from this movement was abstract or expressive, but is was generally believed that the spontaneity of the artists’ approach to their work would draw from and release the creativity of their unconscious minds. |
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Acrylic A synthetic paint, first used in the 1940s, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolours. It can be used to create a variety of effects from this washes to thick brushwork. |
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Art Informel The French word informel means ‘without form’ rather than ‘informal’. In the 1950s Art Informel artists were looking for a new way to create images without adopting the recognizable forms used by their predecessors (see Cubism and Expressionism.) Their aim was to abandon geometrical and figurative forms and to discover a new artistic language. They invented shapes and methods that came about by improvization. The work of Art Informel artists is extremely varied but they often used free brushstrokes and thick layering of paint. Like Abstract Expressionism, which developed simultaneously in the USA, Art Informel is a very broad label and includes figurative and non-figurative painters. Although centered mainly on Paris, its influence reached other parts of Europe, notably Spain, Italy and Germany. |
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