Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock 51
A three-minute video where you can see Pollock in action. Fascinating!
 
Charlie Rose - POLLOCK EXHIBIT
This is a very interesting 55-minute TV program which actually contains the shorter video above.
Charlie Rose, a famous U.S. journalist interviews Kirk Varnedoe who comments the Jackson Pollock Exhibit that took place in 1998 in New York City at The Museum of Modern Art a.k.a. MoMA.
 
Handbook
Pour les premières LV1: voir manuel / see handbook    page 54
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More about Pollock
Go and visit the web page below and find out what type of paint Pollock used.
http://painting.about.com/od/colourtheory/a/Pollock_paint.htm.


Here are two quotes by Jackson Pollock.
Learn them by heart and be ready to comment them.

"Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within."

"The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art."


www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/pollockhome.html

You might have little knowledge or experience in Abstract painting but you may gain some insight by browsing the following sites:

http://painting.about.com/od/abstractart/a/abstract_art.htm

myclimatspainters.free.fr/zao-01.htm

www.michelfillion.com/oeuvres.php

www.banksy.co.uk/

www.bruce-clarke.com/plume/
Jackson Pollock worksheet
Page_white_word POLLOCK test.doc
describe Banksy's pictures for the next class.
Prepare an oral description of the pictures. 30 seconds or more for each picture.