Pollock

= **Jackson Pollock** =


 * Full Name of Artist** (birthname)-Jackson Pollock

**Born** - January 28th, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming

**Died** - In a car accident in 1956 when he was 44, in East Hampton because of alchaholism

**Art Medium/ Materials** - He mainly used old hardened brushes, sticks, and anything else he could find. He also used paints, a canvas, turkey basters, sand and broken glass. To paint he used mixed oil, spray paint, big canvas materials, such as paint brushes and tools.

Also it was his wife who encouraged him to do his artwork.
 * Subject/genre**- Jackson Pollock made mostly splatter paint and he was a abstract impressionist.He also splattered throwing dripping paint onto his canvas.


 * Art movement/period of artist-** Jackson was an Abstract Impressionist artist. He would poor flinging paint using sticks and knives. He worked on four sides applying paint from a can or using the materials, such as brushes, sticks and turkey basters. When he got more into his artwork he would paint abstract impressions of himself.

-In 1994 Jackson pollock married a american painter Lee Krasner who supported and encouraged him. He also suffered from alchahalism, thats how he died in the car accident. -Pollock made all of his good paintings during1947-1952. -Jackson numbered many of his paintings instead of giving them titles. -He had more then 40 known paintings. -Instead of using an easel, he would tack his work to the floor. -People thought of him as one of the greatest artists in the 20th centry. -Best known for splatter paintings. -He had 5 younger brothers who were all into painting.
 * Interesting Facts**-


 * Title of artwork**- Jackson Pollock Painting
 * Year created-** 1994





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