Jackson pollock number 5

Number One, 1950 (Lavender Mist) embodies the artistic breakthrough Jackson Pollock reached between 1947 and 1950. His method was based on his earlier experiments with dripping and splattering paint on ceramic, glass, and canvas on an easel.

New York School. A loose association of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and ’50s. At the center of the New York School were artists like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Mark Rothko, who were associated with Abstract Expressionism and helped establish a uniquely American avant-garde and propel New York City to eclipse Paris as the center of the art world. These artists created stylistically diverse, often monumental paintings that introduced bold innovations…

This revolutionary new exhibition is proof that Pollock’s life after 1950 was not, as has previously been painted, just one long alcoholic crisis

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Number 12, 1949

Jackson Pollock ~ Number 5, 1948

Born today was Jackson Pollock. He painted in the genre of “Abstract”. Spattering on pigments in a frenzied frolic, He’d splash a bit more when he had to redact. “During these years Jackson Pollock started to paint in a completely new way. He created art that was very physical. In fact, his method is... Read more »

MoMA | MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Number 1A, 1948

“Number 26, 1949 #pollock #actionpainting”

"This technique required Pollock to use his entire body, which created this very unique connection, a unique dynamic between him and his work."