Critique of Jackson Pollock’s convergence
Summary :
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The only colors used
- Pollock: A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism
- The choice and use of color
- Pollock's success and acceptance in the art world
- References
Abstract
convergence, the painting chosen for this review was a work of legendary American painter, jackson pollock, (1912-1956) pioneer and central figure of the Abstract Expressionism movement. convergence, oil on canvas, completed in 1952, is nearly 8 feet tall by 13 feet wide and hangs at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY, a gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., in 1956. (Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 2005).
convergence occupies two-dimensional working space, depicted in a horizontal format and contains no recognizable objects or shapes; therefore is a nonobjective composition. The work embraces the style of 'Action Painting,' an approach pollock became synonymous with. pollock was deeply influenced by the Surrealist notion of automatism, the direct and unmediated expression of the self. (Sayre, 2004). Rather than include recognizable objects in his work, he used the elements of color, line, shape, texture, brushstroke and light to express emotion. pollock became best known for his 'drip' paintings, where the canvas was on the floor and paint poured, dripped and flung onto the canvas, very thick in some places. He used his whole body, often walking on the canvas.
convergence occupies two-dimensional working space, depicted in a horizontal format and contains no recognizable objects or shapes; therefore is a nonobjective composition. The work embraces the style of 'Action Painting,' an approach pollock became synonymous with. pollock was deeply influenced by the Surrealist notion of automatism, the direct and unmediated expression of the self. (Sayre, 2004). Rather than include recognizable objects in his work, he used the elements of color, line, shape, texture, brushstroke and light to express emotion. pollock became best known for his 'drip' paintings, where the canvas was on the floor and paint poured, dripped and flung onto the canvas, very thick in some places. He used his whole body, often walking on the canvas.
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