| Paul Jackson Pollock (1912- 1956) American abstract expressionist (Jack the Dripper) Paul Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality and struggled with alcoholism all of his life. (He died at the age of 44 in an alcohol related single- car crash) Pollock painted with his canvases laid out on the studio floor, and developed what was later called his "Drip" technique. He used hardened brushes, sticks, and even basting syringes as paint applicators. Pollock's technique of pouring and dripping paint is thought to be one of the origins of the term action painting. By defying the convention of painting on an upright surface, he added a new dimension, literally, by being able to vieuw and apply paint to his canvases from all directions. Quote by Jackson Pollock: "Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern panters work from a different source. They work from within" link to biography www.askart.com link to biography www.jackson-pollock.com link to zoomable www.philamuseum.org link to masterscan www.artcyclopedia.com list of most expensive paintings www.visual-arts-cork.com link to playlist of Jackson Pollock www.youtube.com |
