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Jackson Pollock

hat artist like Mondrian had placed in the art society. His works were a true expression of the way he felt about what was going on in the world around him. He seemed to find solace while painting. It was the only time he was controlled. His uncontrollable side came out in his works. This is what made him one of the great artists of the twentieth century. Pollocks ability to harness emotion and not be afraid to show it set him apart from the crowd and gave way for the new artists to step up and show their abilities.IV. TechniqueThis particular series of works by Pollock is part of a large group of silk-screens. This technique is relatively new but is a refinement of the ancient and Lisovicz 4simple technique of stencil printing. (Artforms: p.154) With this technique an artist can reproduce a piece so that all may have the same quality as the first one. By strapping the stencil to a screen made of silk fabric stretched across a frame and moving a rubber-edged tool, called a squeegee, across it while ink is applied, it allows the image to be transferred from the stencil to the screen. (Artforms: p.154)V. SubjectIn this series Pollock is working with humanity as his subject and the primitive and real side of society. He moves from chaos to love then back to chaos. These are the emotions that are shown in numerous works by Pollock. He seemed very interested in the primitive human emotion and the situations they are displayed in. Pollocks work was about the true feelings inside and how to get them out. VI. FormLines: In this work the lines are everything. They are bold, thick and curved in some places and small, thin and straight in others. He uses them for the outlines of humans in #2 and in #6. Then in the others, the lines fade into the background as to become part of the content or picture of that particular piece. The directional force of the lines is not totally apparent in all, though in #4 the eyes are quickly dr...

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