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 Abstract Expressionsim - lack of money & feelings of rejection from American Society & Art Establishment led to artist to turn to other artists  Despite these informal groups, the artists were never quite comfortable with the idea of community  threatened individual indentity (v american) 'The Intrasubjectives' - essay by Rosenberg - create from an internal world rather than an external one - wide range of intellectual references influenced the way thought about self: Existentialism, anti communist anarchism, n the american traditions of transcendentalism n self reliance. Lots of different values/intentions, - the painting as a new object (kinda similar to sculptures?) 'we might argue that these artists were not expressing themselves, but trying to figure out how to make an artwork that was not a version of any pre-existing object' Not having a 'finished' painting. The painting is just the beginning, if successful enough goes on to become something else...

ACTION ART: Have a book on abstract expressionism so decided to use that as primary research. seem to not be about filming them. less about the performance and movement of it. They say its not about the painting but the process, but the paintings tend to be the only proof/evidence of the process. Conclusion: in my opiniion, Action art is still about the 'final' product of the painting.. even tho they say it isnt.  thoughts on action art - not about throwing self about, now think about it i think theres a lot of misunderstanding of action art?? franz kline doesnt paint like a maniac lmao. Fluxus, Action Art, Performance Art. Process Art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformative_arts Painting as Performance Choreography kline de kooning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drSmmja15uY