jackson pollock

Jackson Pollock:

·         American painter

·         Major figure in the abstract expressionist movement

·         Struggled with alcoholism for most of his life

·         Best known for dripping and throwing paint

·         Would place the canvas on the floor since he believed that “paint has a life of its own” (would use sand and broken glass to do this) and he wanted to “engage the painting while in the thought process”

·         Would use “sticks, towels and knives” to apply the paint onto the canvas