abstract art:抽象派艺术 ●A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes formal values over the representation of subject matter
强调形式至上,忽视内容的一种非写实主义绘画风格
★Kandinsky produced abstract art characterized by imagery that had a musicical quality
康定斯基创作的抽象派作品有一种音乐美
abstract expressionism:抽象表现派，抽象表现主义 ●A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes emotion, strong color,and giving primacy to the art of painting
把绘画本身作为目的,以表达情感和浓抹重涂为特点的非写实主义风格
★Abstract expressionism was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s
20 世纪四五十年代是抽象表现主义艺术发展的顶峰时期
action painting:动作画派 ●A term used to describe aggressive methods of applying paint
指使画布产生强烈动作效果的绘画风格
★Action painting often looks childish to the non-artist because of the techniques used to be apply paint,such as throwing it on the canvas
在外行看来,动作画派的作品通常是幼稚的,这主要是因为画家采用的作画方法,比如
