What Is Jackson Pollock’s Primary Media?

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Writing Assignment 1:
Choose TWO visual artists that were born after January 1, 1900, from your book and answered the six questions below for each artist.
Jackson Pollock
1 Artist name, year of birth, country of birth
Paul Jackson Pollock was a painter born on January 28, 1912. He was born in Cody, Wyoming, United States, but was brought up in Arizona and also in California (Sachant et al. 4). Jackson Pollock started studying painting in Los Angeles at Manual Arts High School. Pollock was known for his way of painting which included drip style as well as the Abstract Expressionism. He also contributed his paintings in different exhibitions of abstract work and Surrealist.
1 The complete website where you found the information about the artist.
/artwork/artist/jackson-pollock
2 What is Jackson Pollock’s primary media?
Jackson Pollock paintings are based on abstract expressionism where images are realistically represented, but the artist used shapes and color to make up the subject (Sachant et al. 124).
3 List two locations where the artist’s work is currently displayed or was recently displayed
Jackson Pollock’s artwork was cut short by his death, but his paintings are still available in the art market and also displayed in different locations. Pollock’s fictional painting was displayed in the movie The Accountant where a male character in this movie owns this painting throughout the movie and later gifts this painting to a female character at the end of the movie. His work was also displayed at Studio Paul Facchetti.
4 Write a short paragraph about why this artist interests you
Jackson Pollock was a major artist during his time, and his art was unique. What interest me about Pollock is that his paintings were very exceptional and inspired different people. Also, his dedication to his work and how he allowed other prominent artists like Thomas Hart Benton and Peggy Guggenheim to direct him in his career is very inspiring. Pollock was magnificent by how he did his painting on a flat surface to enable him to approach the paintings from all sides.
5 On the internet, locate one piece of the artist’s work that is not found in Introduction to Art
Jackson Pollock owned many paintings that changed the people view of art. One of these paintings is Composition with Pouring II, 1943. In this painting, Pollock utilized his drip method of painting where he dripped and poured paints right from the cans. This painting consists of a ...