I chose the painting Autumn Rhythm 1950 by Jackson Pollock. When I first saw the painting‚ I knew from the start that this was the masterpiece perfect for this project. My initial response to this painting was confusion. I did not understand it; I did not know what I was looking at. I thought to myself‚ is there something I’m supposed to look for? It seemed impossible to find something due to the numerous slobs of paint everywhere. I did not understand how this could even be a masterpiece. After
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people would have a similar reaction toward Autumn Rhythm when first seeing it. When I had my first look at the piece‚ I was overwhelmed with the movement and the energy that seem to break out from the image. However‚ I am a little confused about the title and the actual piece itself. Why use such neutral colors to describe a season that is usually so full of color? Is there a hidden image that I should be looking for? Why is this piece entitled Autumn Rhythm? The pure chaos of this painting also makes
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about the artwork Number 17a. This article entails a biography on Jackson Pollock and how he created some of his works of art to the way he lived his day to day life. Number 17a was created in 1948 with oil paints on fiberboard. Pollock used unusual tools to paint this painting‚ tools such as trowels‚ shovels‚ or other non-contemporary tools. Biographical information on Jackson Pollock in this article originated from texts written by Betty Parsons. Parsons texts teach us about Pollocks personal life
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2012 JACKSON POLLOCK There are several artists who have influenced my work and my passion for the arts. One of my favorite is Jackson Pollock. Pollocks works inspire me to be creative even if my creativity is random. “Jackson Pollack was an American artist who had an important influence on modern painting as an important figure in the abstract expressionist movement.”(World Book) Jackson Pollock was born January 28‚ 1912 in Cody‚ Wyoming into a family of four boys with Jackson being the
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Jackson Pollock There have been many artists throughout history. Jackson Pollock was one that was known for more than just his art. Pollock came to fame in New York City during the 1940s. He lived in a small apartment‚ filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of paint. The news of war played over the radio. It was dark and barely furnished. His paintings were prominent throughout the rooms. It looked more like an art studio than a home. Pollock seemed to have no sense of time. Every day
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Paul Jackson Pollock was born January 28‚ 1912‚ in Cody‚ Wyoming. He grew up in Arizona and California and in 1928 began to study painting at the Manual Arts High School‚ Los Angeles. In the fall of 1930‚ Pollock moved to New York and studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Benton encouraged him throughout the succeeding decade. By the early 1930s‚ Pollock knew and admired the murals of José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. Although he traveled widely throughout the United States
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Number 15 is a painting by Jackson Pollock‚ which used oil on Masonite and finished by 1950. Pollock’s painting basically was dripped and splattered his canvases. In this painting‚ the layer is overlapping and on top of other layers‚ creates a really rich sense. Also‚ the oil paints on the canvas remain a clear texture. This painting used a lot of color black and white‚ but it contains other color‚ such as red and green. Pollock’s works are usually expressing his emotional state. He likes to stand
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Interview Diana Ford FAS 101 4/17/2012 Jackson Pollock (January 28‚ 1912 – August 11‚ 1956) -Many people say that artists think outside the box‚ would you say you were thinking outside the box with the drip technique? In 1947 Pollock first used the process of pouring or dripping paint onto a flat canvas in stages‚ often alternating weeks of painting with weeks of contemplating before he finished a canvas. A whole series of paintings—beginning with Full
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subway-like transportation opened there was a sign stating they had a Jackson Pollock exhibit. Feeling comfortable with Pollock’s work I took it as a metaphoric sign that I should definitely head over there early on to see if it was something worth writing about. Being in front of Jackson Pollock’s 8’ x 20’ painting " Mural " located in the West Pavilion‚ Plaza Level‚ Getty Center was memorizing. Mural was made in 1943 when Pollock used Oil and casein on canvas. My expectations of the museum being
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The central figure that charted the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the deeply troubled painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody‚ Wyoming on January 28‚ 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock’s artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles‚ California where he joined two of his brothers. From there‚ he went on to New York to
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