Contradictions And Conflicts

Willem De Kooning was a master of American Abstract Expressionism,who successfully represented women,ushering in a new pictorial path for a new generation of artists.He draws on the characteristics of a variety of artistic schools,thereby creating a complex and complete way of painting.He pioneered traditional and contemporary art with unique and groundbreaking expressions.De Kooning’s “Woman Series” is full of horrific,exaggerated and bizarre images of women,which is in huge contradiction and conflict with traditional art’s aesthetics and representation of women.This article aims to solve the problems of what,why and how to paint in De Kooning’s woman series by interpreting the works of it,studying its painting language,and discussing its artistic value.The key point is the embodiment of "contradiction and conflict" in the language of De Kooning’s woman series of paintings.The conclusion of this article can be summarized as follows: The source of the female image in De Kooning’s woman series is mainly the prototype that has had a greater impact on his life.The transformation and formation of the language of painting reflects the changes of De Kooning’s psychological state and thinking about his own art under different stages of life experience.The "contradictions and conflicts" in his painting language are mainly embodied in the collision of action painting and concrete images,the traces of repeated destruction and reshaping of the picture,the denial of style theory,and the separation of images due to existential influence.And this series of works affects the development of contemporary art and the creation of artists from various aspects such as artistic concept to painting language.In view of the research on the De Kooning’s woman series in this article,it can be seen that De Kooning’s infinite enthusiasm and continuous thinking for artistic creation.His unique painting language combines his own real feelings while keeping up with the pace of the times.By combining a variety of painting genres,the characteristics are derived from the interpretation of individuality and the induction and integration.His works are born out of the true emotions in his heart,and are a questioning of his artistic pursuit.These all encourage and enlighten batch after batch of art workers to advance step by step on the road of pursuing art.