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3D Artist — Lesson 1

Abstract Expressionism is the first major American art movement to achieve international influence, emerging in New York in the 1940s. It consists of two broad tendencies: gestural 'action painting' (characterized by energetic, improvisational mark-making) and color field painting (using large areas of color to evoke emotional or spiritual states).

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You are curating an exhibition of Abstract Expressionism. A colleague suggests grouping works solely by the presence of energetic, improvisational marks, ignoring the emotional intent of color fields. What is the main issue with this approach?

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