tachisme
/tæˈʃiːzəm/
noun
- A French style of abstract painting similar to tachism, characterized by spontaneous, blotchy marks and a focus on the physical act of applying paint.
- Art students often confuse tachisme with American action painting, but the two have different roots.
- Tachisme became popular in post-war Paris as a reaction against geometric abstraction.
- The museum's collection includes a rare canvas from the early days of tachisme.