| Abstract Expressionism,as a model of American avant-garde art exploration in the20 th century,was not only a group of avant-garde artists who continued to innovate and change,but also was unanimously praised by art critics at the time.Among them,critic Clement Greenberg’s remarks were taken as examples.Leading representative.Under the trend of mainstream benchmarking of artists such as Jackson Pollock,Motherwell and De Kooning,Mark Tobey’s various encounters in the New York art circle will surely trigger people to think about the writing of art history and the power of identity discourse in history.Meaning in.Even though Mark Tobey’s art,like most followers of Abstract Expressionism,his pursuit of Eastern characteristics and Asian elements and how to use it for visual presentation coincides with each other.The difference is that the depth of Tobey’s reference to Oriental art is significantly different from other abstract expressionist artists.When studying the directionality of "white" identity,it is obvious that theories such as "appearing to be orientalized" are too one-sided.Since entering modern civilization,the East and the West have been growing together and inseparably in terms of culture,politics,and economy.No matter how profound Tobey’s Eastern influence is,after all,the core of his reflection through painting is still to express an American-style self-experience.Tobey was no longer confined by traditional painting,and began to explore the possibilities of art development outside the West,especially centered on Asia,and found a creative guide with lines as the main element,so as to express the artist’s worldview and spiritual home more freely.Inspired by the line itself in oriental art,he created works that represented Tobey’s main style with "white writing".Secondly,the "full-frame" composition trend led by action painting enabled Mark Tobey to break through the single-point perspective of traditional Western painting art in his creation,and changed the previous viewing mechanism.Mark Tobey’s art is inseparable from his close contacts with China and Japan,as well as the characteristics of the current era.The communication with Chinese artist Teng Baiye was the main and most convenient way for Mark Tobey to learn more about Oriental art,which aroused his interest in exploring Oriental art in addition to Tobey and his Seattle art group at that time.It can be said that the particularity of Tobey’s abstract expressionism creation,in addition to the American cultural appeal,also penetrates more elements from Asia,and has the important value of connecting Eastern culture.Tobey continues to observe the world from different levels and multi-dimensional perspectives.His unique artistic practice has led to a revolution in abstract aesthetics,and his anti-form and polycentric aesthetic characteristics have contributed to the use of post-modern artistic language. |
