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Chosen artists: Jackson Pollock

“The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.” -Jackson Pollock

Born in 1912 in the state of Wyoming in the United States of America “Jackson Pollock was an
influential American painter, and the leading force behind the abstract expressionist movement
in the art world.” artsy.net considers him a titan of Abstract Expressionism an a pioneer of an
acrobatic process which produced large-scale, gestural, all-over drip paintings or action
paintings.

The Flame, 1938 by Jackson Pollock


Courtesy of www.Jackson-Pollock.org

His art evolved as he grew through different


phases of his life. Before he moved to from
Guggenheim Because of his unique art style,
dynamic approach to art, he became known as Jack the Dripper.
References :

https://jackson-pollock.org/

https://jackson-pollock.org/images/paintings/the-flame.jpg

https://www.artsy.net/artist/jackson-pollock/works-for-sale

https://allafrica.com/stories/201004270054.html

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