Jackson Pollock Research Paper
Jackson Pollock was a very well known artist known for his abstract work. Pollock was born on January 28, 1912, in Wyoming. Throughout the early stages of Pollock's life, his family moved all around different parts of the west. Pollock's father who was abusive and an alcoholic left his family when he was just eight years old. Jackson Pollock's older brother Charles stepped in and acted as a father to Jackson. Charles was an artist himself and influenced Jackson in a big way. He enrolled in a Manual Arts High School where he discovered his love for art. However, after getting in lots of trouble in school, he decided to drop out and go off on his own to follow his passion.
By 1930 Pollock decided to move his talents from California to New …show more content…
Being in this location he was surrounded by nature and this had a big impact on his work. As his artwork began to change he continued to focus on his “drip” method. This method involved paint dripping off his tools generally onto a canvas that would be placed on the floor. During this time he became very popular and was featured in Life Magazine. This changed pollock's life very quickly. Pollock became the best-paid avant-garde painter in America. His fame took a turn on him and he eventually went back to drinking. His work once again began to change and became much darker. In return, it did not sell. He was no longer using his drip method instead he was using all black and white. His wife became very concerned for him and reached out to others for help. Pollock did, however, create his masterpiece, The Deep during this rough time. Pollock eventually passed due to a car accident and died immediately on August 11, 1956.
Jackson Pollock's medium was painting. Pollock went through many different ways and styles of painting but did not experiment with any other types of art. I chose to study Jackson Pollock because I was fascinated with his style of painting. It is unique and not like anything I've seen before. His artwork is not very structured and he seems to just go with what he is feeling and I liked that about
By 1930 Pollock decided to move his talents from California to New …show more content…
Being in this location he was surrounded by nature and this had a big impact on his work. As his artwork began to change he continued to focus on his “drip” method. This method involved paint dripping off his tools generally onto a canvas that would be placed on the floor. During this time he became very popular and was featured in Life Magazine. This changed pollock's life very quickly. Pollock became the best-paid avant-garde painter in America. His fame took a turn on him and he eventually went back to drinking. His work once again began to change and became much darker. In return, it did not sell. He was no longer using his drip method instead he was using all black and white. His wife became very concerned for him and reached out to others for help. Pollock did, however, create his masterpiece, The Deep during this rough time. Pollock eventually passed due to a car accident and died immediately on August 11, 1956.
Jackson Pollock's medium was painting. Pollock went through many different ways and styles of painting but did not experiment with any other types of art. I chose to study Jackson Pollock because I was fascinated with his style of painting. It is unique and not like anything I've seen before. His artwork is not very structured and he seems to just go with what he is feeling and I liked that about