Jackson Pollock Accomplishments

the artistic ability to create marvelous works can truly be a bittersweet dream come true. Jackson Pollock was born on January 28th, 1912 in the small town of Cody, Wyoming. His father Leroy did the best he could to raise Pollock. As a young boy he and his father enjoyed going on surveying trips together as well as learning all they could about the Native American culture. Eager to find himself during his high school tenure, Pollock was labeled a very troubled young man. He was expelled from two different high schools. In 1930, he decided that he needed a change and went to live with his brother in New York (James 2013). Pollock decided to study at the Art Students League where Thomas Hart Benton was his tutor (James 2013). He learned all he a lot and Benton acted as a father figure through the start of his journey. As time passed Pollock developed his own style of creating. Once people saw his work they became very confused, thinking his works of art were simply lazy and easy to replicate. Little did his growing followers know, there was a method to his madness. Giving his work a chance and …show more content…
Pollock was not your typical painter that everyone would describe in their mental picture. He did not use the same style of painting as others.Most painters place their canvas on a stand. It made it easier to reach as well as easier to see. Jackson Pollock took a different approach. He placed his full-sized canvas on the floor. He did that because it let him approach his painting from all four sides. Pollock believed that painting from all four sides would put him "inside" the painting. Many artist including Pollock believed that the paintings had a life of their own and he would just discover what that life was. So he felt that by painting on all four sides, it would help him "see" what that painting was going to