Jackson Pollock

Also known as Paul Jackson Pollock

pittore statunitense (1912-1956)

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Jackson Pollock was an American painter, draftsperson, and printmaker associated with abstract expressionism and action painting. He was born in Cody in 1912 and educated at the Art Students League of New York under Thomas Hart Benton. His notable works include *No. 5, 1948*, *Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)*, and *Blue Poles*. Pollock was sponsored by Peggy Guggenheim and was married to Lee Krasner.

He died in an accidental traffic collision in East Hampton on August 11, 1956. Pollock spoke English and described easel painting as a dying form, noting that modern feeling tended toward the wall picture or mural. His work has been referenced by over one thousand other encyclopedia articles and is described by sources such as UbuWeb.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1912
Died: 1956
Works: 46

Top works

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1912
Active to: 1956

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 489
Total plays: 914

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Atoms, molecules, solids, and surfaces: Applications of the generalized gradient approximation for exchange and correlation
· 1992 · cited 21,702x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,783x
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
· 2003 · cited 10,088x
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,648x
The measurement of experienced burnout
· 1981 · cited 9,569x

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Quotes

“As to what I would like to be. It is difficult to say. An Artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts. People have always frightened and bored me, consequently I have been within my own shell and have not accomplished anything materially.”
“I believe easel painting to be a dying form, and the tendency of modern feeling is toward the wall picture or mural..”
“It came into existence because I had to paint it. Any attempt on my part to say something about it, to attempt explanation of the inexplicable, could only destroy it. [1947, on his painting 'She wolf']”
“My painting does not come from the easel. I hardly ever stretch my canvas before painting. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting. This is akin to the method of the Indian sand painters of the West.”
“When I am in my painting, I am not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a short of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”
“Technic is the result of a need new needs demand new technics total control denial of the accident States of order organic intensity energy and motion made visible memories arrested in space, human needs and motives acceptance”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Paul
Family name: Pollock
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Cody
Place of death: East Hampton
Spouse: Lee Krasner
Sibling: Charles Pollock
Occupation: printmaker
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Blue Poles
Field of work: painting
Genre: abstract art
Movement: action painting
Image: Jackson Pollock's passport (cropped).jpg
Work location: New York City

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Commons category: Jackson Pollock
cause of death: traffic collision
date of birth: 1912-01-28
date of death: 1956-08-11
topic's main category: Category:Jackson Pollock
manner of death: accidental death
described by source: UbuWeb
sponsor: Peggy Guggenheim
birth name: Paul Jackson Pollock
owner of: No. 5, 1948
has works in the collection: Museum Frieder Burda
name in native language: Jackson Pollock
significant person: Q6283474
influenced by: Janet Sobel

Sources (14)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Jackson Pollock, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Shooting Star

Article · Italiano

Paul Jackson Pollock (Cody, 28 gennaio 1912 – Long Island, 11 agosto 1956) è stato un pittore statunitense, considerato uno dei maggiori rappresentanti dell'espressionismo astratto o action painting. Firma di Pollock

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