Abstraction as a genre of art is incredibly elusive and intricate. Most abstract expressionists, such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Williem de Kooning created works of expansive color palette on the surface. While celebratory works of theirs became an iconography of the genre, I suppose each distinctive style could be perceived as a microcosmic representation of the artist’s background, values, and experiences. Alike other stylistic expressions, abstract expressionism is extremely personalized. It conveys the artist’s values, perspective and understanding on the world, on people, on justice, and the cycle of life and death.
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