Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock, known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth28 January 1912
CityCody, WY
CountryUnited States of America
art two-sides ease
On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.
inspirational art intuition
The painting has a life of its own
art thinking painting
The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.
music love-is
Love is friendship set to music.
giving painting harmony
It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.
painting problem no-problem
Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.
making-love pollock response
In response to the question, 'How do you know when you're finished?' Pollock replied, 'How do you know when you're finished making love?
friendship real thousand
A real friend is someone you say a sentence to and they know ten thousand words behind that sentence.
memories space energy
Energy and motion made visible – memories arrested in space
artist etc painting
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
trying technique results
You can't learn techniques and then try to become a painter. Techniques are a result.
long matter arriving
It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.
art faces art-is
Art is coming face to face with yourself.
art space feelings
The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.