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Abstract Imagists

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The term Abstract Imagists started at an exhibition in 1961. It was held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The exhibition was named American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists. It was the first of many events to look at different styles of American and European painting and sculpture. This event helped to show and explain a special group of artists and their work.

Style

The paintings of artists like Josef Albers, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb, Ad Reinhardt, Clyfford Still, and Robert Motherwell looked different from each other. But they all used simple and clear ideas to show meaning.

Some artists used simple shapes and lines, like Josef Albers, Franz Kline, and Hans Hofmann. Others used special ways to make their paintings interesting, such as Grace Hartigan and George McNeil. Some focused on detailed patterns or big areas of color, like William Baziotes, James Brooks, and Esteban Vicente. In some of these works, the feeling and directness were not as strong as in others.

List of Abstract Imagists

This list includes artists who were part of a group called the Abstract Imagists. The group had its first big show in New York in 1961. These artists made special and unusual paintings. They used shapes, colors, and ideas in new ways.

The artists in this group are:

Some other Abstract Imagists

Here are some more artists who were part of the Abstract Imagists group:

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