“I never violate an inner rhythm. I loathe to force anything. I don't know if the inner rhythm is Eastern or Western. I know it is essential for me. I listen to it and I stay with it. I have always been this way. I have regards for the inner voice.”
This comprehensive biography delves into the life of Lee Krasner, focusing on her artistic achievements, her relationship with Jackson Pollock, and her impact on modern art. The narrative covers her early years, her development as an artist, and her role in the Abstract Expressionist movement. more
Lee Krasner, an American artist born on October 27, 1908, and died on June 19, 1984. She is renowned for her unique abstract expressionist style and is considered one of the most important female artists of the 20th century. She was married to Jackson Pollock and her art career began in the 1930s. more
“There's some mysterious process at work here, which I don't even want to understand.”
“There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.”
“It is the unforeseeable that creates the event.”
“My hand has become the obedient instrument of a remote will.”