Jackson Pollock - His World and His Art

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This paper explores the work of Jackson Pollock, with an emphasis on his innovative style and its continued impact on contemporary art. The paper examines the world of art that came before Pollock during the middle years of the 20th century. Historical events, such as World War II, and their influence on art and thought are also discussed. The paper then describes the techniques Pollock used in applying paint to a canvass. Two of Pollocks works are highlighted and described. The first is entitled "Lucifer," and the other is "Blue Poles, Number 11," which is considered to stand out above all his others. The author concludes that Pollock's art has the uncanny ability to find order out of disorder.

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"In order to understand and appreciate the world of Jackson Pollock and his amazing art, we must first explore the world of art that came before him during the middle years of the 20th century. Following the end of World War II in 1945 and the beginning of the "Atomic Age," there persisted a haunting dread among many Americans that life "had no meaning or value" which influenced a number of highly-successful artists to protest in paint against what they saw as a mechanized culture that did not tolerate individualism and non-conformity. At this time, a new artistic style emerged known as Expressionism which was harsher, more defiant and rebellious than any of its predecessors and "insisted on an even more radical abstraction from the world of reality." "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Friedman, B.H. Jackson Pollock: Energy Made Visible. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1972, 56. NY: Wonderland Press, 1986, 156.
• Landau, Ellen. Jackson Pollock: NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.
• Cernuschi, Claude. Jackson Pollock: Meaning and Significance. NY: Westview Press, 1991, 183.
• "Jackson Pollock: Before Blue Poles." Internet.
• Spring, The Essential Jackson Pollock, 246.

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