{"id":52468,"date":"2019-08-30T14:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T21:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=52468"},"modified":"2024-04-19T03:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:47:13","slug":"design-trend-report-action-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-action-painting","title":{"rendered":"Design Trend Report: Action Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Action painting<\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-naive-art\">form of art<\/a> where paint is recklessly applied to the canvas. Instead of careful and intentional application, the coloring materials are impulsively smudged, dotted or brushed onto the frame. As a result, these artworks frequently stress the physical force of painting as a crucial part of the entire composition.<br>\nVisually, action painting is characterized by the random effects of the paint just spilling onto the canvas in various directions. It\u2019s this dynamic quality of this style of design that gives it its name and produces an <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/what-on-earth-is-a-design-aesthetic-why-do-i-need-one\">aesthetic<\/a> that seems to have been created without much planning. This free-flowing philosophy is also what makes this approach such a pleasure to study.<br>\nPopular many decades ago, action painting nevertheless can serve as the inspiration for your next creative project, so you can give it that standout effect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_History_of_Action_Painting\"><\/span>The History of Action Painting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the mid-20<sup>th<\/sup> century, this wild approach to design was all the rage. America back then had just emerged victorious in World World II, and there was a heady optimism sweeping the country. Soldiers were coming home, a housing and economic boom was about to get started, and peace had broken out. Life was good, and creative minds were able to focus on what was important to them: design.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52480\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19180953\/steve-johnson-e5LdlAMpkEw-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3449\" height=\"4368\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@steve_j\">Steve Johnson<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Overall, the middle part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century was a highly invigorating moment for design, due to the sheer explosion of then-new styles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-pop-art-design\">Pop Art Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/trend-report-atomic-age-design\">Atomic Age Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/mid-century-modern-graphic-design\">Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the new styles during this prolific moment in time was action painting.<br>\nThis was a style that differentiated itself from the other trends that were beginning to gain steam not due to its aesthetics, but, rather, the reasons behind these aesthetics. Put another way, it was the <em>how<\/em>&nbsp;of this trend that made people take notice instead of the finished compositions. That&#8217;s not to say, though, that this action-based style of painting wasn&#8217;t interesting to look at.<br>\nAn American art critic named Harold Rosenberg coined the phrase \u201caction painting\u201d in 1952, when he wrote the essay, <em>The American Action Painters<\/em>. His reference was to a group of intrepid artists who were <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/abstract-illustrations-web-design\">abstract<\/a> expressionists who utilized this style starting in approximately 1950.<br>\nWhat was so interesting about this new group of artists was that they were influenced by an earlier design juggernaut that had already made its mark in Europe, a few decades earlier: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-surrealism\">Surrealism<\/a>. In particular, the early devotees of this new approach to art were taken with the automatic drawing of the European movement.<br>\nSome of the more famous names associated with this action-infused design trend include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Franz Kline<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Pollock<\/li>\n<li>Willem de Kooning<\/li>\n<li>Jack Tworkov<\/li>\n<li>Walker Tomlin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where action painting and surrealism differ is very noteworthy because it demonstrates the distinct approach that the former applied to design. While both styles used automatism\u2014the American version was concerned with physical movement in paint application, whereas the European version focused on the unconscious mind in its compositions\u2014their motivations differed.<br>\nThe action-based method was rooted in empowering creatives to release their imaginative juices and then share this directly with their audience; Surrealism\u2019s goal was to stimulate any emotionally unknown or dormant associations or feelings within the audience. You could say that action painting puts the emphasis more on the artist while Surrealist design emphasizes the audience\u2019s reaction.<br>\nHere\u2019s a look at several, choice digital assets that strikingly illustrate some of the unique characteristics of action painting:<\/p>\n\n    <figure id=\"card-3083374-1076026956\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"3083374\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1076026956\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-3154394-1556646233\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"3154394\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1556646233\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-3103801-65293715\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"3103801\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"65293715\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-576819-1396314992\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"576819\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1396314992\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n<p>In particular, it was Pollock\u2019s so-called drip paintings, which he created in the late 1940s, that are regarded as setting the stage for the more dramatic aesthetics of this action-based design. By the 1950s, it was de Kooning\u2019s <em>Woman<\/em> series, characterized by its frenzied brushstrokes, which typified this style.<br>\nInterestingly, if we want to be really liberal in our history, we can legitimately go back much further than the 1950s to see how other design trends paved the way for action painting by laying the foundations of this style.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-impressionism\">Impressionism<\/a>, a design trend that came into being in the late 19<sup>th<\/sup> century in France, was a precursor to this style because it stressed the physical force created during painting. Its adherents did this by refusing to conceal the rough brushstrokes that dotted the surfaces of their paintings.<br>\nIf we go back even further, we can see some of action painting\u2019s traits in the works of Rembrandt, the famed Dutch visual artist. If we journey back 100 years earlier to the Renaissance times of Michelangelo, we can also see some of the spontaneous traits of this trend even in his artworks.<br>\nHowever, it was Rosenberg who not only gave this style a name, but he also identified its telltale qualities in such a way that people understood what its artists were getting at. Even so, the American essayist and art critic, Clement Greenberg, was noticing the style of art that would turn into action painting long before Rosenberg officially coined it.<br>\nDecades earlier, Greenberg had homed in on paintings\u2019 \u201cobjectness\u201d or their creative struggles. In his way of looking at design, he believed that all you had to do was look at the surface of any painting to see this creative struggle. In other words, for him, a composition was much, much more interesting based on the tangibility of an artwork\u2019s oil-stained and clotted surfaces than the final visuals.<br>\nWhere Rosenberg\u2019s critique comes into the picture is that he officially moved the discourse from the actual surface of a painting (read: the object) to the process of creating the art in and of itself. In his mind\u2014and this would lead to the definition of action painting\u2014the finished composition is nothing more than the palpable appearance of the real artwork. Said real artwork is actually to be found within the painting\u2019s creative process and the story of its composition.<br>\nTo help you get a better understanding of action painting\u2019s focus on the creative process leading up to the finished visuals, take a look at more dynamic and spontaneous digital assets from our marketplace:<\/p>\n\n    <figure id=\"card-2382517-560379627\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"2382517\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"560379627\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-796442-1155520297\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"796442\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1155520297\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-3599312-869903180\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"3599312\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"869903180\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-2400972-1582230334\" class=\"product-card full 1\" data-product-id=\"2400972\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"full\" data-pin_it=\"1\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"1582230334\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n<p>By now, you realize that there\u2019s a lot of the psychological at play with this method. As such, we also have to give credit to some of history\u2019s most famous psychoanalysts for inspiring this trend: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.<br>\nWe\u2019ve already established that action painting went beyond what Surrealism intended, which is to simply evoke deeply rooted feelings in the audience. It actually capitalized on Freud\u2019s and Jung\u2019s concepts of the subconscious mind in its compositions. Many of the early action-based painters studied Jung\u2019s work in archetypal images and utilized their personal and internal visions in their creative process.<br>\nMore on this as we explore this trend\u2019s riveting techniques.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Characteristics_of_Action_Painting\"><\/span>The Characteristics of Action Painting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The characteristics of this style can be separated into two camps: the visual and the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/the-designers-guide-to-gestalt-psychology\">psychological<\/a>. In other words, they appear both in what you see on the canvas and the unseen techniques that went into the creative process to arrive at the finished composition.<br>\nLet\u2019s tackle what you see on the canvas first since it\u2019s easier to address the visual aspects of action painting. While this style focuses on the techniques more than on the finished artwork, it\u2019s still important to detail the elements at play in the final composition. To that end, here\u2019s what to visually expect when studying a creation in this style:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visual\"><\/span>Visual<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Extreme individuality, as each action painter generally exhibited his own style<\/li>\n<li>Closely linked with abstract expressionism<\/li>\n<li>Spontaneity, vigor and a certain wildness in the brushstrokes, smears, dribbles and splashes of paint<\/li>\n<li>Dynamism<\/li>\n<li>Randomness (lack of planning) in composition<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/is-there-a-science-to-picking-colors\">Vibrant colors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Color contrast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The psychological traits of action painting are just as fascinating as the visual clues into the artist\u2019s creative process.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52482\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19181216\/steve-johnson-xJmL5rlztZs-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/xJmL5rlztZs\">Steve Johnson<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Here are the qualities of the unseen part of this style:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Psychological\"><\/span>Psychological<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reciprocation or \u201cdialogue\u201d between the painter and the canvas, where each mark influences the next mark and so on<\/li>\n<li>Existentialism due to the painter creating the self through composition<\/li>\n<li>Influenced by both psychoanalysis (the subconscious) and quantum mechanics<\/li>\n<li>Automatism (automatic drawing, popularized by the Surrealists)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The psychological traits of this trend stemmed from the fact that many action painters were quite brainy. They took the time and made the effort to ponder at length both the nature of art and the existential side of it, relative to the value this form of composition brings to the world.<br>\nIf we look at the chronology of this design trend, this would be the sequence:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Art has existed for many centuries, focusing more on the object or the finished work of art.<\/li>\n<li>Surrealists come along and focus instead on awakening dormant feelings within the audience through the emotion of their aesthetics.<\/li>\n<li>Action painters emerge and take this up another level by aiming for the audience\u2019s subconscious mind via their spontaneous (read: unconscious) brushstrokes, hoping to awaken the collective and archetypal <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/the-united-states-now-has-an-official-design-language\">design language<\/a> within them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_Painting_in_Visual_and_Graphic_Design\"><\/span>Action Painting in Visual and Graphic Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you call it visual design or graphic design proper, the best place to see action painting in all its unplanned glory is in the artworks of the original savants who brought this style into the public conscious back in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century. There are many famous creations that bring the viewers into the world of this unique method.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jackson_Pollocks_No_5_1948\"><\/span>Jackson Pollock\u2019s <em>No. 5, 1948<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pollock\u2019s <em>No. 5, 1948<\/em> had the distinction of being the world\u2019s most expensive painting when it was sold for a then-record $140 million in May 2006. While other works have since been sold for a higher price, <em>No. 5, 1948<\/em> will always exhibit the telltale traits that make action painting so memorable.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52483\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19181438\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-6.14.18-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"509\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jackson-pollock.org\/number-5.jsp\">Jackson-Pollock.org<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>Capturing the chaos and spontaneity of this style so well, the piece was created on fiberboard with liquid paints. A popular and repeated observation is that <em>No. 5, 1948<\/em> looks like a bird\u2019s nest, complete with messy twigs and other materials needed for construction.<br>\nThis effect was created by taking yellow, white, brown and gray paint and drizzling it over the canvas, a perfect example of one of Pollock\u2019s drip paintings. Technique-wise, the placement of the fiberboard on the floor allowed Pollock to utilize any angle as well as range of motion he desired to create this look. The movement of the colors are inconsistent, too: In some areas, they pool together while in other areas they lash out in various directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Willem_de_Koonings_Woman_III_Series\"><\/span>Willem de Kooning\u2019s <em>Woman III<\/em> Series<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Willem de Kooning\u2019s <em>Woman<\/em> series of paintings is considered a defining moment in action painting\u2019s history. With the first piece created in 1950, the series explored both heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/design-trend-report-cubism-graphic-design\">Cubist<\/a> and Pablo Picasso influences and the female form. <em>Woman III<\/em> from 1953 was sold for $137.5 million in late 2006, making it among the most expensive paintings ever sold.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52484\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19181640\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-6.16.23-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"845\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/11\/18\/arts\/design\/18pain.html\">New York Times<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>The composition displays the chaos associated with this style although it\u2019s obvious that its blocky and jagged lines and edges have a lot in common with Cubism. The way the female figure has also been broken down by de Kooning and then reassembled in a very abstract manner is an homage to Cubism. While this piece is more muted in color than <em>No. 5, 1948<\/em>, you can still see the use of color contrast throughout.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Franz_Klines_Painting_Number_2\"><\/span>Franz Kline\u2019s <em>Painting Number 2<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Painting Number 2<\/em>, created in 1954, is a good example of how action painting doesn\u2019t need to involve much color to still get its point about technique across. A designer who liked to work in black and white quite a bit, Kline limited himself to only these two colors for this artwork so that he could focus exclusively on the spontaneity of his brushstrokes without being distracted or influenced by different colors.<br>\nThe result is a piece demonstrating many straight lines and square edges, where the physical force of his marks and the ensuing zones in the action painting are all the more apparent.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52485\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19181804\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-6.17.32-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"908\" height=\"684\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/audio\/playlist\/1\/81\">Museum of Modern Art<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to note that, in hindsight, we know today that Kline actually created small-scale studies and illustrations for many of these larger paintings. He wasn\u2019t being 100% spontaneous although this artwork still effectively shows off the chaos and randomness of this style.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_Painting_in_Web_Design\"><\/span>Action Painting in Web Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the never-ending, new possibilities that the Internet brings us, it\u2019s no surprise that we have numerous examples of action painting all over the web. Here are some of our choices for the most memorable examples of this 20<sup>th<\/sup>-century style that\u2019s now at home on the web.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Action_Painting_Lite\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/action-painting-lite\/id428193066\">Action Painting Lite<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Anyone who\u2019s ever wanted to try their hand at this approach, but didn\u2019t want to literally get their hands wet with paint is in luck. We\u2019ve got the perfect app for you. Action Painting Lite allows you to imitate the works of Jackson Pollock and other action painters from the dry user interface of your iOS devices.<br>\nAvailable in the App Store, this tool is easy-to-use software that lets you virtually draw these spontaneous and wild strokes, dribbles and smears on your screen. With a few, simple gestures, you\u2019re well on your way to creating artworks that may just rival the action painters of the mid-20<sup>th<\/sup> century.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52487\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19182116\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-6.20.03-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"622\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: The App Store<\/h6>\n<p>Begin your masterpiece by tapping the Play button. When you\u2019re done, just shake your device to instantly clear your virtual canvas. Want to change your background color? It\u2019s as easy as tapping and holding for three seconds on the screen.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ian_MacLartys_Action_Painting_Pro\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ianmaclarty.com\/action-painting-pro\/\">Ian MacLarty\u2019s Action Painting Pro<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/minimalist-design-trend\">minimalist<\/a> approach to this design style, you should check out Ian MacLarty\u2019s offering. This piece of imaginative software is meant for use on Mac, Windows and Linux home computers. Designed with the user in mind at all times, getting into this program to paint like Franz Kline and other action-painter greats is as easy as picking up and playing your favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/video-games-as-art-10-visually-stunning-video-games\">video game<\/a>.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52488\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2019\/08\/19182221\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-19-at-6.20.54-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"562\"><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Image Credit: Ian MacLarty<\/h6>\n<p>The UX of this immersive game has you painting a wall (your canvas) from the standpoint of an artist on scaffolding. An homage to side-scrolling design, the game features an artist jumping from platform to platform, leaving a trail of wild and spontaneous smears and smudges (brushstrokes) on the wall as he creates his action painting. It combines the mechanical and creative processes of artwork in a way that\u2019s intuitive and entertaining to play.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ready_Set_Action_Painting\"><\/span>Ready, Set, Action (Painting)!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 1950s period of design in America was a transcendental moment in history. With the chaos and uncertainty of World War II over and the peacetime boom happening in the country, creatives could again concentrate on their artworks with more devotion. It\u2019s no coincidence that a lot of design trends sprang out of this era.<br>\nOne of the most dramatic ones that celebrated the physical influence of the creative process and the psychological aspects of art\u2019s effects on the audience was action painting. Revolutionary for its time, it forced audiences to appreciate art differently, shifting the focus from the final artwork or object to the inner workings of the artists\u2019 creative process.<br>\nThe end result was a design trend that made excellent use of dynamism and movement to tell the story of its painters as well as prompt dormant, emotional responses in its audience.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<strong>Products Seen In This Post:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n\n    <figure id=\"card-1812193-409209722\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"1812193\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"409209722\"><\/figure>\n    \n\n    <figure id=\"card-1494945-274716056\" class=\"product-card half no-pinit\" data-product-id=\"1494945\" data-index=\"0\" data-width=\"half\" data-pin_it=\"no-pinit\" data-module=\"Product Embed\" data-block-id=\"274716056\"><\/figure>\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Action painting is a form of art where paint is recklessly applied to the canvas. 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