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 drip paintings defined the Abstract Expressionist era through pouring and dripping onto unstretched canvases to form complex, immersive surfaces where movement and gravity shape the image. He helped origin of action painting, many works from the 1940s-1950s notable pieces include Number 1, Lavender Mist (1950) and Autumn Rhythm (1950). Pollock sought a seamless surface, letting gravity and motion shape the image, crafted in immersive, lengthy sessions. Major works reside in world museums.