Much of his work was in geometric abstractionism. Another motivation for his transition to abstractionism came from his feeling for color. His designs were also influenced by cubism and abstractionism. He bolstered the Contemporary Abstractionism collection during his tenure. This is the interesting point&colon; that Donati imposed his subjects on and out of abstractionism. It was a minimalist expression but never reached full abstractionism. This exhibition demonstrated his successful integration of abstractionism into his painting style. After leaving for France in 1958, he was influenced by Art Informel and European abstractionism. Later on she attributed her free-range imagination and varying degrees of abstractionism to Muhlstock. By 1942, Tobey's process of abstractionism was accompanied by a new calligraphic experiment. He was still eclectic beyond abstractionism, and made frequent returns to brightly colored, semi-figurative, landscapes. Abstractionism has its roots in Aristotle's writings, particularly those rejecting the Platonic theory of Forms.