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Informalism or Art Informel is a pictorial movement from the 1940s–1950s,[1] that includes all the abstract and gestural tendencies that developed in France and the rest of Europe during the World War II, parallel to American abstract expressionism.[2][3] Several distinguishing trends are identified within the movement such as lyrical abstraction, matter painting, New Paris School, tachisme and art brut. The French art critic Michel Tapié coined the term "art autre" (other art) in the homonymous book published in 1952 in relation to non-geometric abstract art.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c "Grandes Momentos del Arte - Ficha El informalismo europeo". 2012-04-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. ^ Walker, John. (1992) "Art Informel". Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945, 3rd. ed., G.K. Hall, Boston, Mass. ISBN 978-0-81610-556-4 Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Art informel – Art Term". Tate. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  4. ^ a b "Informalism, Abstract and Gestural Trends". types of art styles (in Spanish). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  5. ^ Ramírez, Mari Carmen (2018). Contesting Modernity, Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300236897.
  6. ^ "Rodrigo Franzão: Industrial strength stitching". textile art. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-07.