Abstract Expressionism began as an influential art movement in the 1940s and 1950s beginning with art by Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko, Elaine de Kooning, and Willem de Kooning. As the name suggests, Abstract Expressionism art is both abstract and personal expressions of the artist. Viewing Abstract Expressionist art is interactive in that the artist produces the art and those that observe the art interpret it in individual and varied ways. Abstract Expressionism art is known for complex, intense, and expressionist colorful patterns that crisscross with each other. Some Abstract Expressionist art is more structured focusing on large geometric areas. Michael Givel’s fused glass art as displayed below utilizes varied Abstract Expressionist geometric areas with the medium of glass to produce unique flowing and abstract creations. These art pieces and their titles can be viewed in a slideshow by clicking on one of the fused glass art pieces on this page.
