Stains,
free-flowing lines, apparently uncontrolled application of paint
are some of the
distinctive features of the works of the
New York School.
The immersion in a magmatic and formless reality is usually seen as
a stylistic choice that allowed the abstract expressionists to give
voice to their inner world without mediations. Is this radical
departure from the conventional idea of form and from the
traditional concept of composition just the result of a difficult
inner quest? What role did scientific discoveries play in the birth
of Abstract Expressionism? What was the impact of the inquiries into
the nature of matter conducted by modern science on the origin and
development of a painting style that reached the limits of
formlessness?