Who is Jackson Pollock?

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

He was widely noticed for his technique of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface (“drip technique”), enabling him to view and paint his canvases from everything angles. It was otherwise known as all-over painting and “action painting”, since he covered the entire canvas and used the force of his collect body to paint, often in a frenetic dancing style. This extreme form of abstraction divided the critics: some praised the immediacy of the creation, while others derided the random effects. In 2016, Pollock’s painting titled Number 17A was reported to have fetched US$200 million in a private purchase.

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A reclusive and volatile personality, Pollock struggled later alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the player Lee Krasner, who became an important influence upon his career and on his legacy. Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single-car accident when he was driving. In December 1956, four months after his death, Pollock was utter a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. A larger, more combine exhibition of his pretend was held there in 1967. In 1998 and 1999, his put on an act was lucky with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.

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