1945-1959

"In the wake of World War II, Kline, along with some of his fellow Abstract Expressionists, was interested in delivering a message through his art." - Director, Glenn Lowry.

 

 

Franz Jozef Kline is known as an artist who painted in black&white. But above we see his works in color. He is an action painter because his works are not about figures or imagery but they are all about brush strokes and use of canvas. He was creating his paintings from the beginning of 40's till the end of the 50's. 

"Painting No.2" 1954 by Franz Kline, on of his the most popular works in black and white

He created paintings of what he saw through his entire life and he was influenced and inspired by lots of artists and people who knew him said he was influenced by Japanese Calligraphy but he denied that connection.
During World War II, in art, fashion, design and everywhere else colors were very limited, there was lots of shades of grey, black, dark brown, navy. After WW2 ended people wanted to create something new, to experiment with colors and texture that's when "action painting" and "abstract expressionism" started.

 Artist Paul Jenkins Paintings Wallpapers

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World War II

Artists - World War II

"A war artist will have depicted some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how war shapes lives. A war artist creates a visual account of war by showing its impact as men and women are shown waiting, preparing, fighting, suffering, celebrating"

Contracted by the "War Artists' Advisory Committee" (WAAC) Laura Knight was an official artist during Second World War. Her works in the time of WW2 represent working or fighting woman mainly, there is also few painting that shows daily life during that time.

"Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring" (1943) by Laura Knight.

"A Balloon Site, Coventry" (1943)  by Laura Knight

"Take-Off: Interior of a Bomber Aircraft" (1943) by Laura Knight