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Jun 27, 2024 · Jackson Pollock was an American painter who was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism, an art movement known for the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as ‘action painting.’
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Jun 27, 2024 · Jackson Pollock - Abstract Expressionism, Artistic Innovation, Pioneering: As a man, Pollock was described by his contemporaries as gentle and contemplative when sober, violent when drunk. These extremes found equilibrium in his art.
Jun 27, 2024 · Jackson Pollock - Abstract Art, Poured Works, Action Painting: In 1947 Pollock first used the process of pouring or dripping paint onto a flat canvas in stages, often alternating weeks of painting with weeks of contemplating before he finished a canvas.
1 day ago · During the late 1940s, Jackson Pollock's radical approach to painting revolutionized the potential for all Contemporary art that followed him. To some extent, Pollock realized that the journey toward making a work of art was as important as the work of art itself.
1 day ago · Jackson Pollock created some drawings that he treated as independent artworks, whilst others were study pieces for later paintings. There have been increased efforts in recent years to document and research his work within this medium as we try to produce a more comprehensive overview of his entire oeuvre.
Jun 22, 2024 · Early on in his career, Jackson Pollock explored a narrative artistic style, partly inspired by late nineteenth-century painters (e.g. Pinkhom Ryder) and their subject matter. Pollock attended the painter David Alfaro Siqueiros’ (1896-1974) experimental workshop and he also studied the artwork of Mexican muralists.
3 days ago · Detail: Jackson Pollock. Blue poles. 1952. © Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ARS. So, what is the story with Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles? You know the painting – that big canvas, more than two metres high and almost five metres wide, spattered with paint like a decorator’s ground sheet.
