Drips, Stains & Pours at The Boca Raton | Yacht Club

This exhibition is on view at The Boca Raton's Yacht Club and includes work by Natvar Bhavsar, Stanley Boxer, Dan Christensen, Donald Martiny, and Kikuo Saito.

Abstract expressionism emerged in the United States after WWII and quickly became one of the most influential movements in the history of art. AbEx artists were influenced by the ideas of psychoanalysis and believed in the importance of tapping into the subconscious mind. They often worked spontaneously, allowing their inner thoughts and emotions to guide the creative process.

Most of the artists on view in Drips, Stains & Pours fall under the second generation of Abstract Expressionism, with the first generation including artists such as Jackson Pollock and Helen Frankenthaler.  Much like their predecessors, the younger generation emphasized spontaneous, gestural expression, the exploration of color and material, and often used bold brushwork, dynamic compositions, and non-representational forms. Gesture and movement were central to their aesthetic, and evidence of their spontaneous movements are trapped in swaths of color. The resulting artworks may be viewed as an artifact of their choreographed actions.