Jackson Pollock

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Jackson Pollock

• Jennifer Uzzolino

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(Contents)
Early Life
Schooling
Later in Life
Key Terms
Legacy
Painter
Technique
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Early Life

• Born in Wyoming
• Raised in Arizona and California
• Father was a surveyor --- moved a lot
• Reason why he loved nature
• Abandoned family (tough childhood)

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Schooling

• Manual Arts High School in LA
• Art Students League
• Thomas Hart Benton and New York
• Studied Old Master and mural paintings
• Participated in group exhibition
• Caught attention of Peggy Guggenhein
• Patron and introduced work to audience
• Solo exhibition and contract

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Later in Life

• Struggled with alcoholism all his life
• Jungian analyst --- encouraged him to create
  drawings
• Pictures outpourings of his own mind
• Died in a alcohol related car accident in 1956

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Painter

• The Springs on East Hampton, Long Island
• Created large scale artwork
• Praised and dismissed at same time
• Periods of just black paint when struggling with
  alcohol
• Used colors again

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Technique

• Action painting
• Dripping technique
• Fractals
• Mathematical concept
• Randomly dripping paint onto a canvas truly
  complex process
• Continuous dynamic technique
• patterns similar to those in nature
• So complex --- tell fake from authentic
• Dating --- changes in dimensions show evolution
  in style

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Influences

• Influenced by
• Native American sand art
• Thomas Hart Benton
• Rural American subject matter shaped Pollocks
  work
• Rhythmic use of paint and fierce independence
• Pablo Picasso
• Joan Miró

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Legacy

• Cubism, Surrealism, and Impressionism
• Balletic moves around canvas - performance art
• Famous symbol of the alienated modern artist
• Memorial exhibition at Museum of Modern Art in NY

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Key Terms

• Abstract art Art that does not attempt to
  represent external, recognizable reality but
  seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms,
  colors, and textures
• Dripping technique constant stream of paint
  splattered onto a large, horizontal canvas.
• Jungian analysis psychotherapy offers the
  individual a setting in which to explore his or
  her inner world
• Native American sand art art of pouring colored
  sands, powdered pigments from minerals or
  crystals, and pigments from other natural or
  synthetic sources onto a surface
• to make a fixed, or unfixed sand painting

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Quotes

• "When I am painting I have a general notion as to
  what I am about. I can control the flow of paint
  there is no accident.
• "Every good artist paints what he is."
• "The strangeness will wear off and I think we
  will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.
• "When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm
  doing. It's only after a get acquainted period
  that I see what I've been about. I've no fears
  about making changes for the painting has a life
  of its own."

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Multiple Choice

• What was Pollocks painting technique called?
• a) Spilling
• b) Dripping
• c) Dusting
• d) Random
• e) Splatter
• What was the greatest influence on his artwork?
• a) Other artists
• b) Nature
• c) His parents
• d) Native American sand art
• e) Performance shows

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Multiple Choice

• Pollocks career took off in
• a) California
• b) New Jersey
• c) New York
• d) Arizona
• e) Wyoming
• Jackson Pollock went to
• a) The Springs University
• b) Art Students League
• c) Manual Arts High School
• d) Modern Art High School
• e) Both b and c

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Multiple Choice

• This artist specialized in what type of art?
• a) Abstract
• b) Portrait
• c) Landscape
• d) Sculpture
• e) None of the above