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Jackson Pollock: Abstract Expressionist Master

Explore the life and art of Jackson Pollock, a leading figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement in America. Learn about his unique painting techniques, influences, and legacy. Discover the emotions and colors that defined his iconic works.

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Jackson Pollock: Abstract Expressionist Master

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  1. Jackson Pollock

  2. Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. • Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912.

  3. Grayed Rainbow 1953 • The Abstract Art Movement began in the early 1940s in New York City after the end of World War II. • Pollock and the abstract artists became known as the New York School of Artists.

  4. Ocean Greyness1953 • Abstract Expressionist Art tries to illustrate what the artist feels. • Abstract art is all about shapes and color. • In abstract art there are no real life images, scenery, or objects.

  5. Sand paintings, as created by Navajo Indians, were part of a healing ceremony. • The artist served as a medicine man, who would use naturally colored grains of sand, and pour them by hand to create these elaborate paintings. • Pollock observed a sand painting demonstration in the 1940s.

  6. Untitled, 1950. • Pollock was influenced by sand paintings but instead of using sand he would drip paint on his canvases. • Pollock would stand over his paintings, dip his paintbrush or a stick into a pail of paint, and drip the paint on to the canvas.

  7. Why couldn’t I get a cool nickname like “El Guapo”? • In 1948 Time Magazine published an article about Pollock and gave him the nicknames “The Big Dripper” and “Jack the Dripper.” • Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety but was a quiet and withdrawn artist who struggled with alcoholism.

  8. Pollock's career was cut short on August 11, 1956, when he died in a single-car crash while driving under the influence of alcohol in his Oldsmobile convertible. • One of the passengers was also killed in the accident, which occurred less than a mile from Pollock's home. • Pollock was 44.

  9. Number 5, 1948 • This painting sold for $140,000,000 (one hundred and forty million dollars) in the year 2006. • Pollock's works are some of the most valuable in the world.

  10. Number One, Lavender Mist, 1950

  11. Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952

  12. Autumn Rhythm Number 30, 1950

  13. Click on the link below to see Pollock at work… http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/process3qt.shtm

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