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Pollock (Hardcover)
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Pollock (Hardcover)
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You Save R82 (17%)
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Abstract action: The splattered oeuvre of a cultural iconThe rebel
hero of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912 1956)
careened through his life like a firework across the American art
landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and
Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to develop his own way
of seeing, interpreting, and expressing.Pollock s most famous works
are his drip paintings, where he dripped and poured household
enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from
sticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass. The
splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of
easel and brush with something altogether more immediate, vivid,
and physical. To evade the viewer s search for figurative elements
in his paintings, Pollock abandoned titles and identified each work
with a neutral number only.Notoriously reclusive and volatile,
struggling with alcoholism, married to fellow Abstract
Expressionist Lee Krasner, and killed in a car crash aged just 44,
Pollock is as much a compelling celebrity icon as an artistic
pioneer. This essential artist introduction explores both his work
and his fame to understand masterpieces of the modernist story, and
the making of a cultural icon.About the series: Each book in
TASCHEN s Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological
summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her
cultural and historical importance a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions"
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