action paintings

A form of action painting — A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of action painting
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“action paintings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20paintings. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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