Jackson Pollock, one of the 20th Century most famous artists was born on January 28th, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming and was the youngest of five brothers. Pollock’s father, LeRoy Pollock was a farmer and a land Surveyor for the government and his mother, Stella McClure was an art fanatic. The Pollock family moved around and lived in places like Arizona and California due to LeRoy’s surveying. Jackson’s father was an abusive alcoholic and left the family when Jackson was only 8; which led to Jackson’s oldest brother, Charles, to become the “man of the house”. Charles had a huge impact on Jackson’s future, because he too was an artist and Jackson always looked up to him. Jackson first enrolled in the Manual Arts School while living in Los Angeles,
Claude Monet played an essential role in a development of Impressionism. He created many paintings by capturing powerful art from the world around him. He was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, France. Later, his family moved to Le Havre, Normandy, France because of his father’s business. Claude Monet did drawings of the nature of Normandy and time spent along the beaches and noticing the nature. As a child, his father had always wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he was interested in becoming an artist. He was known by people for his charcoal caricatures, this way he made money by selling them by the age of 15. Moreover, Claude went to take drawing lessons with a local artist, but his career in painting had not begun yet. He met artist Eugène Boudin, who became his teacher and taught him to use oil paints. Claude Monet
January 28, 1912, Paul Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming. He was the youngest of five boys, and began taking an interest in art after his oldest brother, Charles Pollock. He later enrolled at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, first doing sculptures, and then later doing paintings. After getting kicked out for starting fights, he moved to New York and shadowed Thomas Hart Benton, attending the Art Students League. Benton’s family took Jackson under their wing. But after his father died suddenly, Pollock became depressed. This lead to excessive drinking and the threatening of Charles’ wife with an ax that he threw at one of Charles’ paintings scheduled for an upcoming exhibition. He was then kicked out, and the Great Depression started to take place.
As Simon would watch his father's meticulous brushstrokes amidst the aroma of oil paints and the clutter of brushes, stretched canvases, and works in progress, something inside of him spoke of his own future. It was Joe's passion for his pastime that fostered within Simon the joy of creation for creation's sake, a true love of art, and an appreciation for the beauty of the human form. It was those early values that eventually guided Simon to follow in his father's footsteps as a portrait painter.
The article Artists Mythologies and Media Genius, Madness and Art History (1980) by Griselda Pollock is a forty page essay where Pollock (1980), argues and explains her views on the crucial question, "how art history works" (Pollock, 1980, p.57). She emphasizes that there should be changes to the practice of art history and uses Van Gogh as a major example in her study. Her thesis is to prove that the meaning behind artworks should not be restricted only to the artist who creates it, but also to realize what kind of economical, financial, social situation the artist may have been in to influence the subject that is used. (Pollock, 1980, pg. 57) She explains her views through this thesis and further develops this idea by engaging in scholarly
Mark Rothko is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century and during his lifetime was touted as a leading figure in postwar American painting. He is one of the outstanding figures of Abstract Expressionism and one of the creators of Color Field Painting. As a result of his contribution of great talent and the ability to deliver exceptional works on canvas, one of his final projects, the Rothko Chapel offered to him by Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, would ultimately anchor his name in the art world and in history. Without any one of the three, the man, the work on canvas, or the dream, the Rothko Chapel would never have been able to exist for the conceptualization of the artist, the creations on canvas and the architectural dynamics are what make the Rothko Chapel a product of brilliance. Mark Rothko, born as Marcus Rothkowitz, was born September 25, 1903 in Gvinsk, Russia and by the age of ten had emigrated to the United States with his parents.
Pollock's family moved around the West, to Arizona and throughout California. When Pollock was 8, his father, who was an abusive alcoholic, left the family, and Pollock's older brother, Charles, became like a father to him. Charles was an artist, and was considered to be the best in the family. He had a significant influence on his younger brother's future ambitions. While the family was living in Los Angeles, Pollock enrolled in the Manual Arts High School, where he learned to draw but had little success expressing himself. He was eventually expelled for starting fights.
This paper will be on the painting Judith and her Handmaid with the Head of
Having an arts class should be required for students to take in school. Art classes are extremely important to have in school in order to get the required credits. Students may feel like they should take an art class instead of something else that they may not even be interested in.
Jackson Pollock is a man known for his drip paintings that became iconic in the abstract expressionist movement due to his chaotic technic.
Paul Jackson Pollock sprung into the world of art in 1936 once he discovered the abstract style of Drip Painting - a technique executed by dripping paints with various viscosities onto a horizontal canvas therefore creating a random, splatter-like pattern. Through this unique style of art, Pollock became popular within a short period of time due to a spread about him and his art in Life magazine featured on August 8th, 1949. Though many people were fans of his abstract style, many doubted this technique, stating that he was a fraud with little to no technique.“The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through”, said Pollock when asked to explain his abstract artwork (Crook, Learner).
Jackson Pollack and Vincent van Gogh are some of most famous artist before and after their time. Each artist has a similar and different painting methods that they use when painting pictures. There most well-known paintings are called “Number 1” and “The Starry Night”. The paintings give off emotion by how they look, but each one is painted in different ways. The public did not find their paintings wanting when they were made. The difference was how long it took for them to get recognized for their work. Lastly, the paintings gave different and similar reactions to people that have changed over the years of their existence.
Salvador Dali (Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech) - spanish painter, graphic artist, sculptor, film director and writer. One of the most famous representatives of surrealism.
Pollock’s abstract expressionist paintings are written off by some as mere paint splatters but recognized by most as chaotic yet methodical masterpieces. While the paintings may in fact seem random, as seen in Autumn Rhythm Number 30 there is a “complex linear skeleton using black paint” and then, on top of that an array of colors contrasting the stark blackness of the painting’s foundation (Jackson Pollock Autumn). Like in all of Pollock’s works there is no focal or center point of Autumn Rhythm Number 30 however, when studying the painting it is seen that there is a cohesion throughout the painting, connecting the lines and dots throughout. And while originally, Pollock named the painting simply Number 30 as to not influence the viewer with a telling title, with the colors used-- whites, browns, and blacks-- it is invocative of fall. Autumn Rhythm Number 30 shows the balance that Pollock is known for: chaos and discipline, that comes together for a visually stunning piece of
I have chosen to critique the art masterpiece, Autumn Rhythm. Autumn Rhythm is oil on canvas, 8' 9" x 17' 3." It is my opinion, before you can critique Autumn Rhythm; you must try to understand the artist and his/her background. Artist Jackson Pollock was from a working class family who lived and worked in Wyoming, Arizona, and southern California. He studied at two different art schools; Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and the Art Student's League in New York, he also studied with several other great artists during his time. However the artist experienced some dark days in his life. The artist fought the demon of alcoholism, and came face to face with his addiction. Stepping forward into the unknown, Pollock allowed his parents to place him in Jungian therapy. "Jungian therapy is centered on its helpful, hopeful and unique ways of experiencing the human mind. With due consideration of religion and the spirit of individuals, it also embraces the collective history of humanity. With its emphasis on individuation, wholeness and centering, there is a focus on the healthy elements of the human mind and soul and a search for balance. Pollock did not want to converse with his therapist about his problems and addictions, so his therapist suggested that he paint a piece of art that expressed his unspoken thoughts and feelings, (psychology of Carl G. Jung)." When the therapist would ask questions, Jackson would not reply, so the therapist devised a plan to help Jackson to get his feeling out in the open. He would have Jackson to create with paints on canvas how he was feeling on the inside then the Jungian therapist would analyze the artwork that Pollock brought to h...
Andy Warhol was living in pittsburgh and had two other siblings. Andy was a smart and a creative kid he took after his mother in art because his mother was a famous artist also. When Andy was a teenager his father had pass