Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock was an American painter and major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
He was widely noticed for his technique of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a flat surface. It is also called action painting since Jackson would use the whole force of his body to splash the paint on his canvases.
His influence of work came from artists like Thomas Hart Benton, Picasso and Joan Miro. One definitive influence in Pollocks work was Ukrainian American artist Janet Sabel.
Jackson was introduced to the use of liquid paint in 1936 at an experimental workshop in New York City by the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. He later used paint pouring as one of several techniques on canvases of the early 1940s, such as Male and Female and Composition with Pouring I. After his move to Springs, he began painting with his canvases laid out on the studio floor and he developed what was later called his "drip" technique.
Jackson was introduced to the use of liquid paint in 1936 at an experimental workshop in New York City by the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. He later used paint pouring as one of several techniques on canvases of the early 1940s, such as Male and Female and Composition with Pouring I. After his move to Springs, he began painting with his canvases laid out on the studio floor and he developed what was later called his "drip" technique.
During a period Pollock underwent psychiatric treatment to cure his alcoholism. The treatment included sessions of Pollock painting, which he continued to do late into his career.
He underwent Jungian psychotherapy with Dr. Joseph L. Henderson and later with Dr. Violet Staub de Laszlo in 1941–42. Henderson engaged him through his art, encouraging Pollock to make drawings. Jungian concepts and archetypes were expressed in his paintings
Jackson Pollocks work to me is all about movement. I find that his work isn't just drizzled paint but rather a rhythmic flow of colour. Usually his style to make a portrait piece or a life study could really be a strong development within my own experimentation. The idea of following the process and style just like him to create my own artwork gives me a passionate range of ideas.