A study of abstract expressionism as seen in the works of Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and other New York School artists in the wake of World War II. The author argues that the work of these artists reflects an attempt to reformulate individual identity through psychology and philosophy.
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In this original and wide-ranging study, Michael Leja argues that Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothki, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning, and other Abstract Expressionist artist were part of a culture-wide initiative to reimagine the self. Leja demonstrates that the interests of these New York School artist in tapping 'primitive' and unconscious components of self aligns them with many contemporary essayists, Hollywood filmmakers, journalists, and popular philosophers of the period.
A study of abstract expressionism as seen in the works of Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and other New York School artists in the wake of World War II. The author argues that the work of these artists reflects an attempt to reformulate individual identity through psychology and philosophy.
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