Western painting critic Robert Coates. Abstract expressionism, Action painting, and Color Field painting are synonymous with the New York School. Technically Surrealism was an important predecessor for Abstract expressionism with its emphasis on spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation. Jackson Pollock's dripping paint onto a canvas laid on the floor is a technique that has its roots in the work of André Masson. Another important ear<nowiki>ly m</nowiki>anifestation of what came to be abstract expressionism is the work of American Northwest artist Mark Tobey, especially his "white writing" canvases, which, though generally not large in scale, anticipate the "all over" look of Pollock's drip
Tony Martin (artist) to the Ground". "Sunloom", an immersive video composition made from sunlight continues the sharing of his work with light through his unique visual language. Grants and awards include a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. Tony Martin (artist) Tony Martin (born 1937) is an American multimedia artist and painter. Martin is the son of painter and graphic artist David Stone Martin. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1937, he attended the University of Michigan and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Tony Martin began painting in Chicago and San Francisco in the early 1960's. There were shows