Shaped by the dominant avant - garde trends of the»40s and»50s — Art Brut, Dadaism, Abstract Expressionism and the CoBrA Group — as well as his experience of World War II, Keen began experimenting with film in the»50s and was an early adopter of Pop Art, making works of immediate power and raw intensity on a range of film stocks. (contemporaryartsociety.org)
With raw intensity, Spero's works on paper and her installations persist as unapologetic statements against the pervasive abuse of power. (wavehill.org)
Clooney brings raw intensity to his role; his scenes with McElhone are rooted in a fierce romantic yearning. (metacritic.com)