What is Jackson Pollock birthday?

Jackson Pollock was born at 1912-01-28

When was Jackson Pollock died?

Jackson Pollock was died at 1956-08-11

Where was Jackson Pollock died?

Jackson Pollock was died in Springs

Which age was Jackson Pollock died?

Jackson Pollock was died at age 44

Where is Jackson Pollock's birth place?

Jackson Pollock was born in Cody

What is Jackson Pollock nationalities?

Jackson Pollock's nationalities is American

Who is Jackson Pollock spouses?

Jackson Pollock's spouses is Lee Krasner

Who is Jackson Pollock siblings?

Jackson Pollock's siblings is Charles Pollock

What was Jackson Pollock universities?

Jackson Pollock studied at Manual Arts High School, Art Students League of New York

What is Jackson Pollock's cause of dead?

Jackson Pollock dead because of Car Accident

Who is Jackson Pollock's father?

Jackson Pollock's father is LeRoy Pollock

Who is Jackson Pollock's mother?

Jackson Pollock's mother is Stella May Pollock

How famous is Jackson Pollock?

Jackson Pollock is famouse as Painter

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Jackson Pollock's Personal Details

Jackson Pollock was a visual artist who hailed from America and was renowned for his unconventional painting techniques

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 28, 1912
Died on	August 11, 1956
Nationality	American
Famous	Alcoholics, Artists & Painters, Artists
Spouses	Lee Krasner
Siblings	Charles Pollock
Known as	Paul Jackson Pollock, Jack the Dripper
Universities	Manual Arts High School Art Students League of New York
Cause of death	Car Accident
Birth Place	Cody
Diseases Disabilities	Depression
Gender	Male
Father	LeRoy Pollock
Mother	Stella May Pollock
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Cody
Famous as	Painter
Died at Age	44

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Who is Jackson Pollock?

Jackson Pollock is one of the most famous painters of contemporary world of arts who is often regarded as one of the pioneers of modern art. He had an affinity for creativity from an early age and sought after perfecting his art. Before completing his formal education, he moved to New York in order to embark on his creative pursuit. He got trained by American painter Thomas Hart Benton, who influenced his painting. His painting was also influenced by many other artists, but the creativity and innovation which he mustered was unique in all respects. He broke away from all traditional forms of painting and employed his own techniques which have retained an exclusive position in the world of art even today. He is known for his paintings which he made by pouring colours on the canvas, and this style is known as the drip painting. He did not follow specific mode of painting and neither did he use any particular tool for painting. Moreover, he placed the canvas on the floor and painted it from all directions. His images were graphic and abstract, and this made him a significant figure in the ‘abstract expressionist’ movement. Jackson Pollock’s paintings continue to enrich and amuse people till date

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Childhood & Early Life

He was born to LeRoy Pollock and Stella May McClure on 28th January, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. He the youngest child and had four elder brothers. His family shifted from Wyoming and lived in Arizona and California.

His father was employed as a surveyor Jackson accompanied his father on the surveying trips when he was a child. That was how he got acquainted with American culture.

When the family resided in Los Angeles, California, he attended the ‘Manual Arts High School’. He was ousted from this school and in 1928, too he had faced expulsion.

In 1930, he travelled to New York where his brother Charles stayed and both of them joined the ‘Art Students League’ and got trained by American painter Thomas Hart Benton. Pollock was not much influenced by the themes which Benton worked with, but his teacher’s metrical style of painting and boundlessness had an impact on him.

In 1936, he encountered liquid painting by Mexican mural painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, in an art workshop in New York.

Career:

During the period 1938-42, he was employed at the ‘WPA Federal Art Project’, the visual arts arm of the ‘Federal Project Number One’ - a ‘New Deal’ program in the US, that functioned during the Great Depression-era.

He was into alcohol and to fight his addiction he took ‘Jugian psychotherapy’ remedies during the period 1938-41, and he was helped by Dr. Joseph Henderson and then he was treated by Dr. Violet Staub de Laszlo.

In 1945, he married and moved into his new house which is now called as the ‘Pollock-Krasen House and Studio’ located in Long Island, New York. There he built a studio in which he engaged in painting and perfecting his art.

He applied the liquid painting technique which he had come across years ago. The talented artist developed innovative forms of painting which later came to be known as drip painting technique. He did not use traditional paint brushes to create images, rather employed sticks, hardened brushes and even syringes as painting tools.

Pollock did not mount his canvas on the wall but placed it on the floor which helped him to apply paint from all directions and also provided a multi-directional view of the images he painted.

The dripping technique which the artist used is often regarded as the beginning of ‘gestural abstraction’ or ‘action painting’. His multi-directional painting technique was apparently influenced by Ukrainian American artist Janet Sobel.

This innovative painter got away with the conventional use of hand and wrist in painting and instead utilized his entire body in painting an image.

His painting technique was subjected to many voluntary factors such the motion of his body and involuntary factors such as the amount of paint which the canvas would absorb. He would employ all these factors into creating an image and kept on playing with colours till he achieved what he desired.

His pouring technique of painting flourished the most during the period 1947-50, also regarded as the ‘drip period’. This technique earned him immense fame. However, when he was at the zenith of popularity as an artist in America, he deserted the use of this technique in an unanticipated move.

He then moved from colours and created images which resembled darkness and even made a collection of black paintings made on canvases that were not primed.

Later again, he resumed colourful and abstract painting, and got engaged with a commercial gallery where he met a lot of demand, for paintings. This generated a mental pressure within him and he found solace in alcohol which resulted in increased dependence on intoxication.

During later years of his career, he did not name his paintings and instead numbered them in order avoid any prejudiced notions about the painting develop their own interpretations.

In 1955, he made two paintings named ‘Scent’ and ‘Search’ and the following year, he was so absorbed in alcoholism that he did not create any new paintings.

Major Works:

The period during 1947-50, was the most significant years of his career when he created paintings like ‘One: Number 31’. This painting was placed 8th among the most influential modern art paintings. This period often referred to as the ‘Drip period’ has popularised Jackson Pollock and his drip painting technique.

His painting ‘Blue Pores’ of 1952 is also considered to be a masterpiece of this artist.

Personal Life & Legacy:

He married a fellow painter Lee Krasner in October 1945.

On 11th August, 1956, this painter met with a fatal accident when he was driving while intoxicated. The accident occurred close to his house and it claimed one more life other than Pollock’s. The resting place of this artist is in the ‘Green River Cemetery’.

After his death, his wife took responsibility of their estate and took charge of preserving Pollock’s works. She even formed the ‘Pollock-Krasner Foundation which patronised young artists by providing grants.

After his death, an exhibition was organized at the ‘Museum of Modern Art, New York which was dedicated to Jackson Pollock and another exhibition in his memory was done in 1967.

His creativity amuses people till date and his paintings are often displayed in exhibitions at ‘MoMA’ (Museum of Modern Art), in New York and the art gallery in London called ‘Tate Modern’.

The ‘Pollock-Krasner House and Studio’ is managed an NGO of the ‘Stony Brook University’.

In 1989, the biography of Jackson Pollock was penned by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith.

In the year 2000, a biographical film named ‘Pollock’ was released, based on the biography of Pollock, and actress Marcia Gay Harden who played the role of Krasner Lee won the ‘academy Award For Best Supporting Actress’.

Trivia:

In 1956, ‘Time’ magazine nicknamed this famous artist as ‘Jack the Dripper’, for his drip painting style

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