How Did Paul Jackson Pollock Influence His Works
In late 1949, Life Magazine ran an article named “JACKSON POLLOCK, Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” this article showed the once blossoming art of Jackson Pollock and all the controversy and impact that came with his iconic and daring drip style. Since then, he has influenced and inspired many artists to this day. This paper will explore his life and influences that created his work, as well as the works themselves, and the extent of influence his work and ideas held though time. Paul Jackson Pollock was born to Stella May and Leroy Pollock in 1912 in the city of Cody, Wyoming with four older brothers. His father Leroy was originally a farmer then a land surveyor for the government which forced his family to move often,
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During this time and after Mural, his primary style did a full shift to being increasingly more abstract, and by 1947 he was dripping and splashing paint on the canvas regularly. This was the start of his major rise to fame in the art world. Back in 1945, Krasner and Pollock were now married and were looking for a home and a studio to work in. They moved out of New York and arrived in the town of The Springs, of East Hampton and secured a farmhouse with the help of Guggenheim. During this period he had also supposedly become somewhat …show more content…
With this, they began to show off the work more and more to many other studios and artists and it was catching the eyes of nearly everyone from the strong and provocative message his work was able to convey. Soon after, Life magazine found his work and published the article “JACKSON POLLOCK, Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” and with that article, Pollock became well-known but not always praised as there was still a lot criticism for having such an odd style, he still kept praise from dedicated supporters. This led to a lack of collectors for his art at the time. As word spread of what he was creating, no matter the reviews or what people thought of it, his work was becoming a major icon of the abstract for that
During this time and after Mural, his primary style did a full shift to being increasingly more abstract, and by 1947 he was dripping and splashing paint on the canvas regularly. This was the start of his major rise to fame in the art world. Back in 1945, Krasner and Pollock were now married and were looking for a home and a studio to work in. They moved out of New York and arrived in the town of The Springs, of East Hampton and secured a farmhouse with the help of Guggenheim. During this period he had also supposedly become somewhat …show more content…
With this, they began to show off the work more and more to many other studios and artists and it was catching the eyes of nearly everyone from the strong and provocative message his work was able to convey. Soon after, Life magazine found his work and published the article “JACKSON POLLOCK, Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” and with that article, Pollock became well-known but not always praised as there was still a lot criticism for having such an odd style, he still kept praise from dedicated supporters. This led to a lack of collectors for his art at the time. As word spread of what he was creating, no matter the reviews or what people thought of it, his work was becoming a major icon of the abstract for that