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Jackson Pollock, born on January 28, 1912, was an influential American abstract expressionist painter. Known for his unique techniques of drip painting and splatter painting, he pioneered a new style of action painting. Pollock's works hold a significant place in art history and have had a profound impact on artists of later generations.

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Famous Jackson Pollock Quotes

“I don't work from drawings and colour sketches into a final painting. Painting, I think, today - the more immediate, the more direct - the greater the possibilities of making a direct - of making a statement.”

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“My opinion is that new needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements.”

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“New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements... the modern painter cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old forms of the Renaissance or of any other past culture.”

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“It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”

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“Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”

Mean Technique Statements Arriving

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“A method of painting is a natural growth out of a need. I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”

Want Needs Mean Feelings Growth Natural Painting Method Technique Statements Arriving

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About the Author

Born: January 28, 1912
Died: August 11, 1956
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 81

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