HyperDic: action_painting

English > 1 sense of the expression action painting:
NOUNartifactaction painting, Abstract Expressionisma New York school of painting / painting characterized by freely created abstractions
English > action painting: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA New York school of painting / painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting / painting to develop independently of European styles.
SynonymAbstract Expressionism
Broaderartistic movement, art movementA group of artists who agree on general principles / principles
Spanishexpresionismo abstracto
Catalanexpressionisme abstracte

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