Abstract Expressionism

Abstract Expressionism: A New Art for a New World MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Take a close look at Man Looking at Woman, by Adolph Gottlieb… What kinds of lines and shapes does Gottlieb use in this work? What do these images make you think of? MoMA Abstract Expressionism Adolph Gottlieb. Man Looking at Woman. 1949

What kinds of shapes and patterns do you see in this work? How do you think Krasner made this work? Let’s look at Untitled, by Lee Krasner MoMA Abstract Expressionism Lee Krasner. Untitled. 1949

How are these paintings similar? How are they different? Let’s compare Gottlieb’s and Krasner’s work MoMA Abstract Expressionism Lee Krasner. Untitled Adolph Gottlieb. Man Looking at Woman. 1949

How are Gottlieb’s and Krasner’s works similar to these forms of writing? How are they different? MoMA Abstract Expressionism Common hieroglyphic forms, protected under a Creative Commons License ; Text from Hebrew Bible, image protected under Creative Commons by Shai

MoMA Abstract Expressionism Common hieroglyphic forms Adolph Gottlieb. Man Looking at Woman. 1949

MoMA Abstract Expressionism Text from Hebrew Bible Lee Krasner. Untitled. 1949

What words would you use to describe Still’s painting? What does this painting make you think of? Why do you think Still might have titled this painting 1944-N No. 2? Let’s look at Clyfford Still’s 1944-N No. 2 MoMA Abstract Expressionism Clyfford Still, 1944-N No

Still rejected any figurative interpretations of his work, claiming to remove any recognizable imagery in his work: "I paint only myself, not nature.“ Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? MoMA Abstract Expressionism Clyfford Still, 1944-N No

Questions Can artists ever completely shed tradition to create a new kind of art? Or are artists always bound to the art that came before them? MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Clyfford Still, 1944-N No MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Adolph Gottlieb. Man Looking at Woman MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Norman Lewis. City Night MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Barnett Newman. Broken Obelisk – 69 MoMA Abstract Expressionism

Lee Krasner. Untitled MoMA Abstract Expressionism