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Abstract expressionism was only one part of a larger
movement in cozy 1950’s America. The beatniks and eccentrics of
that movement are all but gone today, but their legacy lives on and
continues to shape western culture, even without many westerners
knowing it (if you’d like to learn even more about the history of
abstract art, check out this fantastic video from PBS!). So, learn from
their example! Go pour your nonsensical heart onto a canvas! If
there’s one lesson to take from the abstract expressionists, it’s to be
unafraid of your inner world.

Portrait by Agnes Cecile. Taken from https://mymodernmet.com/agnes-cecile-dripping-paint-
portraits/