action painting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A painting produced in this style.

Word forms

action painting action paintings

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