Above, is a tribute by me in honor of "The Greatest American Artist" of the 20th Century...
Jackson Pollock was a great American artist who greatly fueled the Abstract Expressionist Movement, he died at the early age of 44 in a tragic alcohol related, 1 car accident as the driver. For both these reasons and the pure legacy of all his work including his early, less familiar styles...I admire, mourn and relish in his monumental achievements.
As an artist & human being, he faced immense struggles and dealt constantly with his haunting disabilities, including severe alcoholism; through it all he thankfully was able to leave much influence on me as well as entire generations of other artists in the discipline.
Thanks to his art & his legacy, in which he was able to accomplish despite all the obstacles; I as a human being & artist am able to flourish, artistically and emotionally in a new era - the 21st century..
Follow this link to see Paintings by Pollock and more information on him
my earlier recollection of mine: going to Pittsburgh as a kid in an old orange ford telephone district supervisor's car and clocking into the Carnegie, i think it was for a visit with 12 pollocks and a few de Koonigs. man what a treat!I recently saw Pollock's earlier work in drawing and some other kinds of work on-line and solid stuff for sure! also just got back from the Hirshorn in DC and saw a lotta dekoonings and especially was blown away by the 1938- 39 man in a chair and standing woman. older paintings of relative size and glassed. I may have posted all this before here or somewhere local, have to check. confirmed what i always felt abut the head, neck and shouldrs as separate forms joined in several dimensions as in "views" one would take from walking around a sculpture. especially true of early matisse 's work in I think terra cotta hardened substance of a reclining figure and with cocked off-angle articulated torso and the result very pronounced projection of mass thru planes of statement concerning form: a visual statement and here a confirmation what I always felt about the problems inherent in this approach and also Henry Moore in his own way: a masterful rendition of the ...a similar problem in articulation of the human trunk or torso as it were.The smaller matisse sculpture less than 21 inches in various planes was monumental in its views offered to the eye. it was placed below eye level in a plexiglass square and reclined on a plenth.u must go to the Hirshorn for the sculpture colletions!
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ReplyDeletevaya con frito! amazonia! Pollock's work is stupenduous iferitesly
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