Theosophical Influence Of Jackson Pollock's Art

Jackson Pollock was not known for painting images, that's because he didn't use a brush He believed the brush would interfere with the dripping of the paint. Instead Jackson used a stick to pour paint onto the canvas. He would change the color, type of paint, and the thickness of the paint as the work progressed. Therefore, the painting would reflect the movements of his arm and body as he applied the paint. The activity of the painting would become part of the painting itself. That style of painting is called action painting. Jackson Pollock was the first "all-over" action painted just like Cernuschi stated on page 67 in his book Meaning and Significance, "He painted no image, just action." It looked like Pollock almost imitated a dance. Pollock dripped paint all over the canvas, but always had total control of where the splash of paint would be. That is how he got his nickname "Jack the

A second characteristic Pollock had of a secular hero is that he was able to achieve individual fulfillment. Being the oldest of five boys Pollock he saw painting as “A natural growth of need … I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them” (3:22). Although his individual fulfillment did not derive from domesticity or capitalist, his fulfillment derived from his own agency: a quality needed in a secular

In this research paper I will not be talking about the full life of Jackson Pollock, rather I will only refer to the time when Jackson Pollock was at the peak of his career, which are the years from 1943 to 1950. When I discuss Pollock’s abstract paintings, I am referring to the paintings such as, Number 1(Lavender Mist), Number 5, Number 30 (Autumn Rythm), and the other paintings that have no subject. Also, when I discuss that America wants to gain more attention for its art I am referring to the state of New York as Americas chosen location to be the center of the art world. There are many similar research papers that discuss this same topic, but

Pollock began doing all of his works in a completely abstract manner in the mid 1940s. But, after 1947 is when Pollock's most recognizable abstract works would be produced. This is when he began placing large canvases on the floor and creating his famous abstract works. On these large canvases, he started to use his "drip" technique, which was first shown to him by Siqueiro. These drip paintings were first shown in 1948. They are said to reflect both ecstasy and anxiety. After they were introduced to the world, a critic actually characterized Pollock as "Jack the Dripper". These works captivated and scared his future wife, Lee Krasner, a painter herself.

This essay will compare and contrast the work of Jackson Pollock and Chuck Close, specifically the Abstract Expressionist Number 1A of 1948 and the photorealist Self-Portrait of 1991. I will explore the similarities in the process of these two artists, despite their end result appearing to be poles apart. Both artists are and were as obsessed with the process of making art as much as with the outcome. Close and Pollock both employed highly inventive techniques and cultivated a signature style that is instantly recognizable.

Through the 1940’s and 1960’s Fried and Greenberg established the idea of the “all over” and “the optical” pertaining to Jackson Pollock’s artwork. In Pollock’s painting, Number 32, evidence of the “all over” can be seen through Pollock’s technique of throwing, dripping and even stepping all over the canvas as he creates a composition that engulfs the entire canvas. Greenberg describes “the all over” as an overwhelming sense of “sheer texture, and sheer sensation that only the eye perceives.” Looking at the full painting of Number 32, there is no focal point, no sense of movement and direction for the viewer to keep track of. The viewer is taken throughout the whole entire painting all at once. In all its parts, Pollock creates not a single

Jackson Pollock is a known abstract expressionism artist for many reasons. His action painting is known world wide because of the way he painted. Pollocks art might not be everyone’s cup of tea. However, there is no denying the fact that when someone looks at a Pollock piece they might see something different than the person standing next to them. This essay will be examining Pollocks distinctive unique art style. Specifically, this essay will try and explain how Pollocks composition style is more geometric and thought out than people think it is. Beginning with an explanation as to why Pollock is an abstract expressionist artist. Secondly looking into Pollocks art techniques how he painted the way he

Jackson Pollock was an American painter, known for his contributions to the Abstract Expressionist movement. His 1948 painting No. 5, is the world’s most expensive piece of artwork. Pollock used liquid paints, and the drip technique, moving away from the traditional of how paint was used on canvas’, by drizzling on the vast amounts of yellow and brown paint. Action painting – the spontaneous dribbling, smearing and flinging of liquid paint was the main style that Pollock used for No. 5(http://totallyhistory.com/no-5-1948/). One value that can be noted in Pollock’s

In “Pollock”, Jackson Pollock is a struggling artist whose alcoholic tendency and impulsive behavior keeps him from his true potential. In the beginning, Pollock is seen

The National Gallery of Art recently acquired the Stuart Davis: In full Swing Exhibition from the busy Whitney Museum in New York. The exhibition progresses thoroughly from each room to the next dedicating each room to the artist’s own progression with his art throughout his life time. As you walk from room to room, you realized that Europe was not the area in which art moved from movement to movement and artist grew and changed. In USA, artist like Stuart Davis reacted the movements from Europe and changes of the world through the lens of a postindustrial America as is went from the roaring 20’s, the Great Depression and World War 2.

This article was published in LIFE magazine on August 8, 1949 in the United States. It is a primary source. The author’s name is not provided, which is a potential limitation of the value of the article. The article describes Jackson Pollock, his life, his art, and his fame. It is informational, but due to the nature of the magazine, it was likely written for entertainment value. The article highlights the controversy surrounding Pollock’s art, describing the views of both his supporters and critics. It also provides direct quotes from Pollock on his art making process. It establishes the legitimacy of Pollock’s art. The author seems to attempt to remain unbiased by

Aggressive and harsh, raw in colour, the texture thick and heavy as if it had been relentlessly worked and re-worked over again and again. Pictures don't have the delicacy of Pollock's. Shapes are vaguely suggestive , pressed together, brush strokes are dense

In conclusion, the Pollock, Benglis and Klee have produced drastically different works of art, the factors that have led to this consist of media, medium and material. A relating factor also includes the time- period or movement that the work was completed in this resembles that contemporary work of the specific time- period, for example, Expressionism. These techniques alter and produce different effects. Looking at different artworks has been useful for highlighting similarities and differences, through analysing contrasting works there are small similarities that are present in each painting or

Taking following extreme cases of abstraction, when speaking of Pollock’s work such as his ”Autumn Rhythm” (1950), we realize how the visual formed is fully based on science and gravity that permits the dripping and pouring of the paint on the horizontal canvas. But, by walking around/on the canvas we can argue Greenberg’s analysis and suppose that the painter possibly connects with it, he gets drowned in the act and merges inside the painting while mechanically pouring paint on the canvas. This means that even though the painter tries to focus on the flatness of the painting rather than the content and is physically detached from the canvas, this focus cannot erase an emotional

Jackson Pollock’s stunning 2D oil canvas called the Convergence was visually intriguing. Its name is perfect description of the visually abstract artwork. It is difficult to distinguish any figures on the canvas. The splatters are created with black, blue, red, yellow, and white colors of paint. Its diversity of colors in a web-like array creates movement and rhythm. Shuttlecocks, a 3D aluminum and fiberglass-reinforced plastic structure was a fascinating piece created by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. This work of art was a magnification of a common manmade object located in Kansas City, Missouri and serves as a contrast to the classical design of the building. Mark Rothko’s White and Greens in Blue is a very plain 2D oil canvas.