Learning / English Dictionary |
ACTION PAINTING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles
Synonyms:
Abstract Expressionism; action painting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("action painting" is a kind of...):
art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)