Why
do I so love the paintings of Jackson Pollock? I suppose it doesn’t really
matter why, only that I do.
No. 9
Jackson Pollock (American,
1912-1956)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
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“Every
so often, a painter has to destroy painting. Cezanne did it, Picasso did it
with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea of a picture all to hell.
Then there could be new paintings again.”
—
Willem de Kooning (Dutch American artistic, 1904-1007)
I
seek out his work when we visit museums, and I never fail to be moved and
somehow filled with joy at the sheer audaciousness of it all. Even within the
highly-controlled execution, there is a sense of abandonment that appeals to
me.
No. 9 (Detail)
Jackson Pollock (American,
1912-1956)
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
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Jackson Pollock (American artist, 1912-1956)
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