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Meaning of action painting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

action painting

noun

Definitions

  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.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/action%20painting

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