Can someone explain Jackson Pollock's contribution to art? Why is he important?

Answer 1

It's very subjective - he's only important if YOU think he is. If you don't get it, move on to someone else.

Answer 2

He was an important figure in the 'abstract expressionist' movement, which was a reaction to the 'Photorealism/hyperealism' movement.

Abstract expressionism uses color and visual texture to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. Pollock painted on huge canvases that can't be accurately represented in photos. If you're standing close enough to see the individual paint spatters you can't see the whole thing at once.

People who have no understanding of color theory, who try to mimic Pollock's work by randomly spattering paint onto small canvases fail to even approximate the effect. Pollock exercised a great deal of control over the size and shape of the spatters and strokes in his paintings to get the effects that he wanted.

Photo-realism was done by taking a photograph, and using an overhead projector to trace the image onto a canvas, the artist would then try to match the colors in the photo, modifying them and other elements to produce a hyper-realistic feel. The paintings might be interpreted as a commentary on American consumer culture, but knowing how they were done find I them hard to respect as works of art.

It's a little blurry, bit it gives a good idea of the scale...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BluePolesBigPicture.JPG

Answer 3

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Answer 4

'He began painting with his (often very large) canvases on the floor, and developed what was called his "drip" (or his preferred term, "pour") technique. He used his brushes as implements for dripping paint, and the brush never touched the canvas. Pollock's technique of pouring and dripping paint is thought to be one of the origins of the term Action Painting. In the process of making paintings in this way he moved away from figurative representation, and challenged the Western tradition of using easel and brush, as well as moving away from use only of the hand and wrist - as he used his whole body to paint. Pollock was dubbed "Jack the Dripper" as a result of his painting style.'

He broke the rules as to the process used in painting, he used found objects such as cigarette butts, rope, and broken toys and included them in the painting by gluing them to the canvas. Much the way that Marcel Duchamp challenged what art is with his urinal truned sideways called "Fountain"; Pollock also challenges what painting is, is it the sum of the processes, or is it painting because the artist chooses for it to be painting. Pushing the boundries of what art is would be my answer to the question.

Answer 5

I'm sorry Jackson Pollock happened, he ruined it for everybody.

Answer 6

Jackson pushed the envelope he came up with new ways to look at art and new techniques that made the art better and haven't been done before, like action painting.

Answer 7

Jackson is only important because he was already supported by patrons he already had,...things developed for him over time,...No artist ever makes an important contibution to the artworld unless he or she is already known,....... this happens as the result of "happenstance" only. The idea of a "contibution" to the artworld is almost abstract! the mural he did on television got him more fame than anything he ever did but it wasnt his idea.

Answer 8

I'm doing a project on him and is pretty cool if you ask me!