Jackson Pollock

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About Jackson Pollock

Rejecting the easel, [Abstract Expressionist](/#!/gene/abstract-expressionism) Jackson Pollock employed such unconventional tools as sticks, trowels, knives, and meat-basters to apply paint to canvases that lay directly on his studio floor.

Rejecting the easel, [Abstract Expressionist](/#!/gene/abstract-expressionism) Jackson Pollock employed such unconventional tools as sticks, trowels, knives, and meat-basters to apply paint to canvases that lay directly on his studio floor. Controlling the distribution of paint by curtailing his own movements while splattering it onto the canvas, he choreographed a rhythmic application of color for each work.This unique method became known as Action painting, and its followers held that the act of making a work is inherent to its meaning.

Art Fair Career Timeline

Appearances confirmed against each fair's own published exhibitor list.

Gallery Representation at Art Fairs

Fairs attended by galleries that represent this artist. Galleries show a selection of their roster at any given fair, so this does not confirm that work by this artist was exhibited.

Works in Museum Collections

Untitled

1945

Europeana

Collection data via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums (CC BY), and Europeana

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