The Figurative Pollock
The Figurative Pollock

Author: Nina Zimmer

Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783791355863

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This beautiful book focuses on the distinctive and expressive power of Jackson Pollock's figurative paintings, drawings, and prints; a rarely studied aspect of his artistic career. Jackson Pollock's name has become synonymous with the abstract drip paintings that he famously created on the floor of his studio. Before these paintings, from the 1930s to the late 1940s, Pollock created figurative works, studying at one time under the painter Thomas Hart Benton and with the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Pollock took up figuration again after his famous drip paintings. This book starts with the early decades and also treats Pollock's re-adoption of the figuration after his renowned abstract paintings. The Figurative Pollock features 100 paintings and works on paper. From rolling landscapes to experiments in non-Western totemic painting to sketches and drawings fueled by Jungian analysis, the enormous range of Pollock's early and late work is presented here. Brimming with confidence and a sense of freedom, distinct yet so easily related to Pollock's most famous oeuvre, these works contribute to an understanding of how the artist found his voice.

Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock

Author: Pepe Karmel

Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780870700378

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Published to accompany the exhibition Jackson Pollock held the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 1 November 1998 to 2 February 1999.

Painting Beyond Pollock
Painting Beyond Pollock

Author: Morgan Falconer

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Published: 2015-04-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780714868776

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Painting Beyond Pollock is a captivating account of the history of European and American painting from the mid‐20th century onwards. Art historian and critic Morgan Falconer presents an extensively researched piece of writing that explains why painting has surged in popularity since Jackson Pollock and the Abstract Expressionists began painting in the late 1940s–early 1950s. Drawing on both original sources and contemporary scholarship, this bold and richly designed book lavishly illustrates the most important works made beginning in the Post War era. In addition to well‐known artists such as Willem de Kooning, Agnes Martin, Alex Katz, Ellsworth Kelly, Marlene Dumas, Gerhard Richter and Brice Marden, Falconer explores the work of contemporary stars such as Cecily Brown, Mark Grotjahn, Elizabeth Peyton, John Currin, Neo Rauch and Mark Bradford as well as up‐and‐coming artists such as Blink Palermo and Sigmar Polke. Topics include: Things must be pulverized – Abstract Expressionism Wounded Painting – Informel in Europe and Beyond Against Gesture – Geometric Abstraction Witnesses – Post‐war Figurative Painting Anti&hyephn;Tradition – Pop Painting Post&hypen;Painting Part I – After Pollock A transcendental, high art – Neo‐Expressionism and its Discontents Post‐Painting Part II – After Pop New Figuration – Pop Romantics

Tom and Jack
Tom and Jack

Author: Henry Adams

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-12-01

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1608191745

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The drip paintings of Jackson Pollock, trailblazing Abstract Expressionist, appear to be the polar opposite of Thomas Hart Benton's highly figurative Americana. Yet the two men had a close and highly charged relationship dating from Pollock's days as a student under Benton. Pollock's first and only formal training came from Benton, and the older man soon became a surrogate father to Pollock. In true Oedipal fashion, Pollock even fell in love with Benton's wife. Pollock later broke away from his mentor artistically, rocketing to superstardom with his stunning drip compositions. But he never lost touch with Benton or his ideas-in fact, his breakthrough abstractions reveal a strong debt to Benton's teachings. I n an epic story that ranges from the cafés and salons of Gertrude Stein's Paris to the highways of the American West, Henry Adams, acclaimed author of Eakins Revealed, unfolds a poignant personal drama that provides new insights into two of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.

Pollock
Pollock

Author: Leonhard Emmerling

Publisher: Taschen

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9783822821329

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The life and work of Jackson Pollock.

Jackson Pollock's Mural
Jackson Pollock's Mural

Author: Yvonne Szafran

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1606063235

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Jackson Pollock's (1912–1956) first large-scale painting, Mural, in many ways represents the birth of Pollock, the legend. The controversial artist’s creation of this painting has been recounted in dozens of books and dramatized in the Oscar-winning film Pollock. Rumors—such as it was painted in one alcohol-fueled night and at first didn’t fit the intended space—abound. But never in doubt was that the creation of the painting was pivotal, not only for Pollock but for the Abstract Expressionists who would follow his radical conception of art —“no limits, just edges.” Mural, painted in 1943, was Pollock’s first major commission. It was made for the entrance hall of the Manhattan duplex of Peggy Guggenheim, who donated it to the University of Iowa in the 1950s where it stayed until its 2012 arrival for conservation and study at the Getty Center. This book unveils the findings of that examination, providing a more complete picture of Pollock’s process than ever before. It includes an essay by eminent Pollock scholar Ellen Landau and an introduction by comedian Steve Martin. It accompanies an exhibition of the painting on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from March 11 through June 1, 2014.

Pollock's America
Pollock's America

Author: Jackson Pollock

Publisher: Skira

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Pollock's first major European exhibit. The exhibit brings together many of the 23 works from the 1950 exhibit, along with other examples from major museums and private collections from around the world. 1950 exhibit as marking the start of a transition period in Pollock's life where he began to explore the use of the action art. The current exhibition, organized by the Centro Italiano per le Arti e la Cultura and the Musei Civici Venezia, continue through June and span Pollock's career.

No Limits, Just Edges
No Limits, Just Edges

Author: Jackson Pollock

Publisher: Solomon R Guggenheim Museum

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 9780892073269

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Essays by Susan Davidson, David Anfam and Margaret Hoben Ellis.

The Figurative Fifties
The Figurative Fifties

Author: Paul Schimmel

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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This exhibition catalog examines the figurative aspects of New York School painting at the height of abstract expressionism. It represents 13 artists who countered the prevailing abstract mode in favor of the figure. The volume also includes four informative essays that elucidate the illustrations, and provides a list of exhibits for each artist from 1950 to 1965. ISBN 0-8478-0942-0: $37.50 (For use only in the library).