Sept27

Jackson Pollock Video of Jackson Pollock painting and his process: []


 * What do you think the mood of this painting is?**
 * What can you see within the contents of this painting?**
 * Do you find this technique of painting satisfying aesthetically?**
 * // " // Unformed Figure," oil and enamel on canvas, 52 inches by 6 feet 5 inches, 1953 **
 * [[image:http://www.thecityreview.com/pollock2.gif caption=""Unformed Figure, 1953""]] ||
 * "Unformed Figure, 1953" ||

Born January 28, 1912 – Died August 11, 1956 Pollock was married to fellow artist Lee Krasner. The major movement Pollock was part of was Abstract Expressionism. Believed to have suffered from Bipolar Disorder in addition to Alcaholism. Pollock's method of painting is spontaneous. The action of putting paint to canvas becomes the subject and moves from the figurative to the abstract. He was influenced by native american sand painting, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Hart Benton, and Joan Miro.