1 O rig ins and Ba ckgr ound P ost-war abstr act ar t emer ged in the la te 1940s and 1950s, driven by the over ar chi ng desir e to e xpr e ss the emo tional turmoil and e xi ste n tial crises f ollo win g W orld W ar II. Ar tists sough t to br eak fr ee fr om tr aditional f orms and e xplor e ne w visual languag es.

2 A bstr a ct Expr essio nism T his movemen t, primaril y based in New Y ork, emphasiz e d spon taneous, automa ti c, or subconscious cr ea tio n. Ar tists lik e J ack son P ollock and Willem de K oonin g used innov a tive techniques lik e drip pain tin g to c on ve y r a w emo tion and en er gy .

3 Col or Field Pain ting A subse t of Abstr act Expr ession ism, Color Field pain ting f ocused on lar ge e xpanses of color to e vok e em o tional r esponses. Ar tists lik e M ark R o thk o and Barne t t N e wman used simple shapes and vibr an t hues to cr ea te me dita tive e xper iences f or vie w e r s.

4 Geome tric Abstr a ctio n Some ar tists laid the gr oundw ork f or geo me tric abstr action, which gained momen tum post-war . T his style emphasiz ed cl ean lines, shapes, and a limited color pale t te, e x ploring har mon y and balance in composition.

5 I n ter na tional I n fl uence P ost w ar abstr act ar t tr anscended bor der s, in flue ncing ar tists w orldwide. M ovemen ts in La tin America, A sia, an d E ur ope adop ted and adap ted abstr act principles, leading to a rich e x change of ideas and styles acr oss cul tur es.

6 M ix e d M edia and I nn o v a tion Ar tists began e x perimen ti ng with mix ed media, incorpor a ting ma terials lik e f abr ic, paper , and f ound objects in to their w ork. T his innov a tion e xpande d the de finition of pain ting and challen ged tr aditional no tion s o f ar t -making.

7 Endu ring L ega c y T he impact of post-war abstr act ar t is still f el t toda y . It pa ved the w a y f or con tempor ary ar t movemen ts, encour aging ar tists to e xplor e iden tity , politics, and per sonal narr a tives thr ough abstr action .