At AOD when we were taught about the different artists in the world who have contributed to the development of Art and Design, I found this artist named "Jackson Pollock" to be very interesting. Just like his fans all around the world, I too became fascinated by what he has done.
He is recognised to be one of the major figures in Abstract expressionism which is an post World War II art movement developed in New York. Pollock was known for his unique painting style named "drip painting". Drip painting is where the paint is dripped or poured into onto the canvas. Instead of oil paints and art brushes, he used house paint, sticks and hardened brushes to create large abstract works.
This is a video about how Pollock does his paintings.
Though he enjoyed considerable fame, Pollock never had a luxurious life as he deserved to have, being the creator of the most expensive paintings in the World to the present, which includes Blue, Autumn Rhythm, No.1, No.3, No.5 and many more.
Blue
Source : http://www.leslieparke.com/2010/12/jackson-pollocks-blue-poles/
Source : http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/57.92
He was born in 1912 as the youngest son of Stella May and LeRoy Pollock. He was once expelled from Manual Art's High School in Los Angele's. Later in 1930, he studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League.In 1945, Pollock married the American painter Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. Throughout his life, Pollock struggled with alcoholism. In 1956, at the age of 44, Pollock died in an alcohol related car accident, while he was driving. His Life story was inspired by Ed Harris who made the film Pollock in 2000 which won several Academy Awards.
"When I'm in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well."
-Jackson Pollock, My Painting, 1956
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock
Jackson Pollock while doing his painting
Source : http://yalebooks.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/the-discovery-of-an-american-icon-extract-from-jackson-pollock-by-evelyn-toynton/
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