postpainterly
PostPainterly, also referred to as post-painterly abstraction, is a term used to describe a broad group of non-figurative painting in the United States during the late 1950s through the 1960s. Coined by critic Clement Greenberg in 1964, the label signaled a shift away from the gestural, improvised brushwork of Abstract Expressionism toward surfaces that emphasize flatness, clarity, and decisive edges. The term encompasses both Color Field painting and hard-edge painting, among other tendencies, unified by an emphasis on perception, optical effects, and a restrained, impersonal approach to mark-making.
Characteristics of PostPainterly works include flat fields of color, minimal or no visible brushwork, precise boundaries,
Key figures associated with PostPainterly Abstraction include Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, Ellsworth
Reception and influence: Greenberg's labeling helped frame a transitional phase in American painting and influenced later