1. JACKSON POLLACK January 28 th 1912-August 11 th 1956

2. Jackson Pollack was the first abstract American painter to be taken seriously in Europe. Jackson was known as the “all over” painter because he would pour paint rather than using brushes and a palette. He would spread his canvas across the floor and would drip and dribble with complete control.

3. Jackson and his Paintings! Known as an action painter His paintings would come alive with colored scribble, spattered lines, and all sizes of lines. Jackson was influenced by Native American sand paintings made by thin lines of colored sand onto a horizonal surface.

4. Jackson Painting Jackson Pollack would place his canvas on the floor and drip paint from a can using a variety of objects such as sticks and knives to manipulate the paint.

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vy6Omz1bDPghttp://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vy6Omz1bDPg

6. Jackson’s Finished Paintings Name the similarities and differences that you can see from these paintings.

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =CrVE-WQBcYQ

8. Are you guys ready to make your own Jackson Pollack painting? What kind of materials do we need to get started?