Jackson Pollock Paintings, Bio, Ideas
Pollock's innovative abstractions evoke the power of nature, but also suggest man's entrapment in an anxious mind and body, and in the frightening modern world.
www.theartstory.orgPollock’s drip canvases defined the Abstract Expressionist era through pouring and dripping onto unstretched canvases to form all-over compositions where movement and gravity shape the image. He helped origin of action painting, notable works from the 1940s-50s include Number 1, Lavender Mist (1950) and Autumn Rhythm (1950). Pollock sought a seamless surface, letting movement and gravity drive the result, with paintings built through long sessions. Many of his major works live in major museums worldwide.