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Meaning of action painting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.
    uncountable
  2. A painting produced in this style.
    countable

Equivalents

Suomi toimintamaalaus
Gaeilge beo-phéintéireacht
Português gestualismo pintura gestual

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

action plan action point action potential action replay action research action sermon

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