action painting

English

Noun

action painting (countable and uncountable, plural action paintings)

(art, uncountable) A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.
(art, countable) A painting produced in this style.

Translations

genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas

Portuguese: pintura gestual f, gestualismo m

See also

abstract expressionism

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