The most notable movement in the world of abstract art of the 1950's could arguably be the Abstract Expressionism movement. Notable painters such as Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock were part of this selection of painters.
In fact, it would be quite remarkable if you do not see any of their prints or artworks in the great selection of American galleries specializing in classic conceptual artworks.
The conceptual artworks movement started in New York following the Second World War It chronicles how a selection of artists regularly interacted and met with each other in order to come up with a general consensus as to how to approach the way they painted their artworks.
Consider it this way after WWII; images of the effects of the Holocaust were everywhere.
Artists realized that merely copying' photos or images as themes for their artworks will be redundant so they met and discussed a few conceptual changes.
They explored to promote the idea of using color as a means to establish a relationship between the artist and the viewer and soon enough, artists began painting an entire canvas orange or blue.
In the process, they created a collection of classic and vintage abstract artworks known till today.
The abstract or conceptual artworks produced became so known that it was soon heralded to have placed New York City in the center of the art world.
A major setback occurred in the conceptual artworks movement when one of its proponents, Jackson Pollock died in 1956.
By the 1960's, the movement had lost its influence but the selection of artworks produced remain influential all new abstract artists and are considered classics in their won right.
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