born 28 january 1912
died 11 august 1956
major influence in the American Abstract Expressionist Movement. said to be the first "action painter" for his use of drips and flings and pours of the paints onto canvas that he'd laid on the floor.
he was mostly reclusive and struggled with alcoholism.
"My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.
I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc. I prefer sticks, trowels, knives and dripping fluid paint or a heavy impasto with sand, broken glass or other foreign matter added.
When I am 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
ed harris does a great job portraying jackson pollock in the movie Pollock.
i've always loved jackson pollock. i love the drips and splatters. i love the texture that his pieces have and the fact that you can sometimes see footprints. his color choices end up having this haunting, gripping feel to them.
died 11 august 1956
major influence in the American Abstract Expressionist Movement. said to be the first "action painter" for his use of drips and flings and pours of the paints onto canvas that he'd laid on the floor.
he was mostly reclusive and struggled with alcoholism.
"My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.
I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc. I prefer sticks, trowels, knives and dripping fluid paint or a heavy impasto with sand, broken glass or other foreign matter added.
When I am 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
ed harris does a great job portraying jackson pollock in the movie Pollock.
i've always loved jackson pollock. i love the drips and splatters. i love the texture that his pieces have and the fact that you can sometimes see footprints. his color choices end up having this haunting, gripping feel to them.
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