Basic Art. Pollock

Abstract action: The splattered oeuvre of a cultural icon   The rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) careened through his life like a firework across the American art landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to develop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing.   Pollock’s most famous works are his drip paintings, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the ca