Jackson Pollock Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

About (Profile/Biography):

Paul Jackson Pollock was a painter from the United States and a significant representative of the abstract expressionist movement. He gained notoriety for his "drip technique," which he used to paint his canvases from all sides by sprinkling or to pour liquid home paint over a horizontal surface. Since he covered the full canvas and painted with his entire body, frequently in a frantic dance, it was also known as an all-over and action painting. The critics of this extreme kind of abstraction were divided: some admired the spontaneity of the production, while others mocked the random results. In 2016, a private buyer claimed to have paid US$200 million for Pollock's painting Number 17A.

Career:

In 1936: During a workshop with Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros in New York City, Pollock was introduced to liquid paint.

In 1940: He used paint pouring on canvasax for Male and Female and Composition with Pouring I, among other techniques.

In 1943: An agreement was signed between Pollock and Peggy Guggenheim Gallery.

In 1951: He painted several collections on unprimed canvas that were darker in color.

In 1955: The last two paintings Pollock painted were Scent and Search.

Notable Works:

•    In 1942: Men and Women Art Museum of Philadelphia.

•    In 1943: She-Wolf Museum of Contemporary Art.

•    In 1948: Composition by the New Orleans Museum of Art, Black, White, Blue, and Red on White.

•    In 1952: Number 12, 1952, from the Empire State Plaza Art Collection by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller.

Unknown Facts:

•    Pollock had a poor school record. In 1930, he and his brother relocated to New York after being expelled from two high schools.

•    Pollock spent a few months in a psychiatric care unit following a nervous breakdown in the summer of 1938.