Jackson Pollock: Revolutionized The World Of Modern Art
Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter who revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques. Born on January 28, 1912, in Wyoming, Pollock studied under Thomas Hart. Before leaving traditional techniques to explore abstraction expressionism via his splatter and action pieces, which involved pouring paint on canvases.
In 1936 Jackson Pollock joined the Mexican muralist David Alfaro's Experimental Workshop, in New York, where he became aware of unusual techniques that he later adapted in his large drip paintings such as the Autumn Rhythm and blue poles.
In one of his paintings Autumn Rhythm, as in many of his paintings, Pollock first created a linear skeleton using black paint was diluted,