“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.”
This book delves into the life of Jackson Pollock, focusing on his development as an artist and his contributions to the abstract expressionist movement. It includes insights into his techniques, his iconic drip paintings, and the cultural impact of his work. more
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. more
“He drove his kind of realism at me so hard I bounced right into nonobjective painting.”
“My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.”
“I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria.”