The painting technique of Jackson Pollock. To try Pollock’s technique I decided as a base to use metal foil and acrylic primer. The celebrated painter Jackson Pollock created his most iconic works not with a brush, but by pouring paint onto the canvas from above, weaving sinuous filaments of color into abstract masterpieces. Pollock’s technique typically involved pouring paint straight from a can or along a stick onto a canvas lying horizontally on the floor. Pollock largely avoided droplets, in

On this day, Paul Jackson Pollock was born! He was an American abstract expressionist painter whose work would come to define the movement. Pollock is known for his chaotic paintings which many thought reflected the artist’s poor mental health. His work was characterized by dense layers of interlocking lines often made through a dripping technique. His work also gravitated toward darker colors punctuated by the odd white line or brush stroke. Pollock’s paintings often explored Jungian concepts a

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