Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) American painter and the commanding figure of the Abstract Expressionist movement.
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Jackson Pollock Influential American Painter Major figure in the abstract expressionist movement
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Jackson Pollock Painted in a completely abstract manner Best known for the “drip and splash style”
Jackson Pollock Did not use the traditional easel Fixed his canvas to the floor or the wall Poured and dripped his paint from a can
Jackson Pollock Did not use brushes to apply the paint Manipulated the paint with `sticks, trowels or knives'
Jackson Pollock Added sand, broken glass or other foreign matter to pain Preferred to use common house paints
Jackson Pollock These drips and splatters became known as “action painting This all-over style of painting avoids any points of emphasis or identifiable parts within the whole canvas
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Jackson Pollock The design of his painting had no relation to the shape or size of the canvas the canvas was sometimes docked or trimmed to suit the image.
Jackson Pollock Pollock wanted an end to the viewer's search for representational elements in his paintings he abandoned titles and started numbering the paintings instead
Jackson Pollock "...look passively and try to receive what the painting has to offer and not bring a subject matter or preconceived idea of what they are to be looking for.” Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock subject to much abuse and sarcasm as the leader of a still little comprehended style In 1956 Time magazine called him `Jack the Dripper'.
Jackson Pollock By the 1960s, however, he was generally recognized as the most important figure in the most important movement of this century in American painting
Jackson Pollock His unhappy personal life (he was an alcoholic) and his premature death in a car crash contributed to his legendary status
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