1. The Research; the figure in abstract expressionism & pop-art
by; Alice Jae McGregor, Jared Francis Nolan, Charis Whitehead-St.Pierre

2. Abstract Expressionism
Mid 1940s – early 1960s
The abstract expressionists were inspired by the surrealists
Abstract expressionism was the first art that was considered properly American
Abstract expressionism was made up of two general groups: the action painters; and the colour field painters
Abstract Expressionism

3. “To us, art is an adventure into an unknown world of the imagination which is fancy-free and violently opposed to common sense. There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing. We assert that the subject is critical.” 
- Gottlieb and Rothko, with the assistance of Newman, 1943

4. Prominent artists in abstract expressionism:
Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, Phillip Guston, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, William Baziotes, Adolph Gottlieb, Richard Pousette-Dart and David Smith.

5. Willem de Kooning A notable member of the abstract expressionists
His works contain semi-abstract figures
One of the action painters, known for his highly gestural style
Willem de Kooning 

6. The Visit 1966–7
Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 (152.5 x 122)

7. Women Singing II, 1966 
Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 36 x 24 (91.5 x 61) 

8. Jackson Pollock One of the most well known abstract expressionists
A member of the action painters
Invented his own style of painting
Jackson Pollock

9. Number 23, 1948 Enamel on gesso on paper
Support: 575 x 784 mm  frame: 651 x 861 x 42 mm 
cm 

10. Summertime: Number 9A, 1948
Oil paint, enamel paint and commercial paint on canvas
Support: 848 x 5550 mm frame: 885 x 5590 x 73 mm

11. 1950s – late 1970s
Pop art can be seen as one of the first manifestations of postmodernism
Pop art was a reaction to and influenced by (many aspects of)  American life at the time
Pop-Art

12. "Pop Art is: Popular [designed for a mass audience], Transient [short-term solution], Expendable [easily forgotten], Low cost, Mass produced, Young [aimed at youth], Witty, Sexy, Gimmicky, Glamorous, Big business”
- Richard Hamilton, 1957 

13. Prominent artists within Pop Art:
Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Hamilton, Richard Pettibone, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Jasper Johns 

14. Roy Lichtenstein One of the founders of the Pop-Art movement
His work focuses on the Ben-Day dots style
Uses bold, flat colours
Lichtenstein continued into Neo Pop-Art
Roy Lichtenstein

15. Girl With Hair Ribbon, 1965
Oil and Magna on canvas, x cm 

16. Hopeless, 1963
Oil on canvas, x cm

17. Andy Warhol Most prolific artist in the Pop-Art movement Screen-prints
Uses bold colours and striking images
Andy Warhol

18. Mao Tse-Tung, 1972 
Screenprint on paper, 914 x 914 mm 

19. Triple Elvis, 1963
silver paint, spray paint, and silkscreen ink on linen 
cm x cm

20. Bibliography Abstract expressionism: Willem de Kooning:
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Willem de Kooning:
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Jackson Pollock:
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21. Thank you Bibliography ​Artworks: Andy Warhol: Roy Lichtenstein:
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