Re-emergence of abstract expressionism

As is often discussed in academic articles, many point to the emergence of industrialization in the 40's as a leading impetus to the abstract expressionist movement. The founders of the movement discussed their focus on being the laborer of culture in contrast to the increased use of machines in all aspects of life. It was through their hands that paintings were produced and not through the repetitative cycles of machinery. It was in many way a rebellion of mass production or technology of the period.

Like the 40's, we have seen the emergence of technology but in a different form. In the 40's mass production with the use of machines replaced the skilled laborer, today computer technology is obsoleting many of the occupations in existence for the past 50 years. It is this rebellion against technology that is leading many artist toward a simiar form of abstract expressionism.

The abstract expressionist movement of the 21st century, which I am a part of, is becoming a way to rebell against the continued advancement of technology in the same way that it did in the 50's.