"As to what I would like to be. It is difficult to say. An Artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts. 
People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell and have not accomplished anything materially.
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Pollock's Action/Gestural paintings turned American abstract art in a new dynamic direction. His compositions were not planned before hand, had no grid or geometric construction or sectional divisions like the paintings of other Abstract artists. Unlike them, he made no reference to myths, biomorphic structures or nature. The surfaces of his paintings (his canvases in his later works were spread out on the floor) were virtually uniform, paint covering the entire canvas with no divisions into parts. His spontaneity (his dripping or pouring required enormous skill and dexterity to propel the paint onto the canvas) opened up a new chapter in painting, one were the act of painting became as important as the finished pictures. In his work drawing and painting became one.
In a famous article by art critic Harold Rosenberg described Pollok's work as "Not a picture but an event. The big moment came when it was decided to paint 'just to paint.' The gesture on the canvas was a gesture of liberation from value — political, aesthetic, moral." This was the important contribution that Pollok made to the history of art: freedom for personal expression without the ties of the past.
The abstract paintings of the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) are among the highest achievements of 20th-century art. During an unparalleled period of creativity from the late 1940s to the early 50s, Pollock abandoned the conventional tools and methods of the painter, putting aside brushes, artist’s paint and traditional composition, and poured and flung house paint directly onto large canvases placed on the floor. Inspired by the work of earlier modern artists that he admired such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, Pollock’s painting has had an enormous impact on contemporary art up to the present day.
Pollock's life story is no less startling than his art. From humble beginnings in a family of Wyoming farmers, he struggled for years to overcome an apparent lack of natural talent before his rise to artistic stardom in the New York art world. Pollock’s fame – fuelled by articles in the popular press such as Life magazine which in 1949 posed the question ‘Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?’ – was followed by a slide into alcoholism and depression, and a concomitant decline in output. His death in a car accident at the age of 44 has prompted comparisons to other short-lived American icons, such as Charlie Parker and James Dean.
Within the life and work of this extraordinary artist, the National Gallery of Australia’s Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952 occupies a special place. Pollock’s last monumental abstract painting, Blue Poles is the final instalment in a series of works which have changed the course of modern art. The controversy, however, that followed the work’s purchase for 1.3 million Australian dollars – a record price at the time both here and in the United States – and the subsequent claims that the work began as a drunken collaboration between Pollock and other artists, have made it difficult to see the picture through the journalistic hype. The time is ripe for a re-evaluation of Blue Poles.
The focus exhibition Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, at the Gallery from 4 October 2002 until 27 January 2003, commemorates the painting’s 50th anniversary, and explores the meaning of Blue Poles by placing it within the broader development of the artist’s work. Paintings, drawings and prints by Pollock from the Gallery’s collection will be displayed alongside a selection of his works borrowed from American and European museums. Representing key moments in the artist’s career, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Pollock’s style from the early figurative work of the 1930s to the abstract ‘drip’ paintings of the 50s, leading to a fuller understanding of the genesis of Blue Poles.
1. Does the Pollock style excite you, say why or why not
2.What do you think his art means?
3Find your best pollock image of one of his paintings, say why you like it?
4. Do you think modern art is just as important as traditional art
5.People always say of Modern art that "I could have done that" the artist replies "But you didn't" . Do you think this is a good answer
6. Find out what art and culture means, give your reply.
People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell and have not accomplished anything materially.
"Pollock's Action/Gestural paintings turned American abstract art in a new dynamic direction. His compositions were not planned before hand, had no grid or geometric construction or sectional divisions like the paintings of other Abstract artists. Unlike them, he made no reference to myths, biomorphic structures or nature. The surfaces of his paintings (his canvases in his later works were spread out on the floor) were virtually uniform, paint covering the entire canvas with no divisions into parts. His spontaneity (his dripping or pouring required enormous skill and dexterity to propel the paint onto the canvas) opened up a new chapter in painting, one were the act of painting became as important as the finished pictures. In his work drawing and painting became one.
In a famous article by art critic Harold Rosenberg described Pollok's work as "Not a picture but an event. The big moment came when it was decided to paint 'just to paint.' The gesture on the canvas was a gesture of liberation from value — political, aesthetic, moral." This was the important contribution that Pollok made to the history of art: freedom for personal expression without the ties of the past.
The abstract paintings of the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) are among the highest achievements of 20th-century art. During an unparalleled period of creativity from the late 1940s to the early 50s, Pollock abandoned the conventional tools and methods of the painter, putting aside brushes, artist’s paint and traditional composition, and poured and flung house paint directly onto large canvases placed on the floor. Inspired by the work of earlier modern artists that he admired such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, Pollock’s painting has had an enormous impact on contemporary art up to the present day.
Pollock's life story is no less startling than his art. From humble beginnings in a family of Wyoming farmers, he struggled for years to overcome an apparent lack of natural talent before his rise to artistic stardom in the New York art world. Pollock’s fame – fuelled by articles in the popular press such as Life magazine which in 1949 posed the question ‘Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?’ – was followed by a slide into alcoholism and depression, and a concomitant decline in output. His death in a car accident at the age of 44 has prompted comparisons to other short-lived American icons, such as Charlie Parker and James Dean.
Within the life and work of this extraordinary artist, the National Gallery of Australia’s Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952 occupies a special place. Pollock’s last monumental abstract painting, Blue Poles is the final instalment in a series of works which have changed the course of modern art. The controversy, however, that followed the work’s purchase for 1.3 million Australian dollars – a record price at the time both here and in the United States – and the subsequent claims that the work began as a drunken collaboration between Pollock and other artists, have made it difficult to see the picture through the journalistic hype. The time is ripe for a re-evaluation of Blue Poles.
The focus exhibition Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles, at the Gallery from 4 October 2002 until 27 January 2003, commemorates the painting’s 50th anniversary, and explores the meaning of Blue Poles by placing it within the broader development of the artist’s work. Paintings, drawings and prints by Pollock from the Gallery’s collection will be displayed alongside a selection of his works borrowed from American and European museums. Representing key moments in the artist’s career, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Pollock’s style from the early figurative work of the 1930s to the abstract ‘drip’ paintings of the 50s, leading to a fuller understanding of the genesis of Blue Poles.
1. Does the Pollock style excite you, say why or why not
2.What do you think his art means?
3Find your best pollock image of one of his paintings, say why you like it?
4. Do you think modern art is just as important as traditional art
5.People always say of Modern art that "I could have done that" the artist replies "But you didn't" . Do you think this is a good answer
6. Find out what art and culture means, give your reply.
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