One of the most important artists in abstract expressionism was Jackson Pollack. ... The abstract expressionists thought of their paintings as living things. ... Abstract expressionism dominated the art world of the late 1940's and 50's. ... Rauchenberg's pieces contained reproductions of familiar people, places and objects, and created "combine-paintings- from paint, silk-screens, prints, three dimensional sculpture, and collaged paper. ... They portrayed artwork through a variety of methods that differed from the ordinary painting or sculpture "including commercial, co...

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