Jackson Pollock was an American painter, born in 1912, who became famous for his enormous drip paintings. He painted in a tool shed where he could lay his canvas on the floor, and drip and splatter paint across it without worrying about ruining the walls or floor.
Rather than paint a landscape or a portrait, Pollock wanted to paint action. When you look at one of his drip paintings, your eye wanders across the entire canvas in constant motion. In this way, Pollock achieved his goal; the creation of the painting was active and so is the viewing of the painting.
Link to lavender mist.
Don't forget to look for his handprints "signature" in the top right of painting.
Click here to make your own Jackson Pollock painting online!!!!
Video of Jackson Pollock painting
Link to my Pollock slideshow for class
Project:
Canvas boards. Whatever size is on sale or you can order in advance from art department
I used 24x24" last time, it looks great on an easel!
Lots of bottles of acrylic paint,
Brushes, large small, painters stir sticks, or Popsicle sticks
Large Red plastic cups
Drop cloths
Painters smocks from art room ( very messy project)
I prep the white canvas board by spray painting the background a lavender for girls and a blue for boys.
I will put a label on the back saying teacher, year, artist, art masterpiece date.
On the day of, make sure you have list of helpers and find a spot outdoors to lay down the drop cloths, or plastic tablecloths.
Pre-pour the paints into red cups and mix with a little water so it is a little thinner, like house paint consistency.
Show the slideshow, and the video of "action Jackson" at work.
Talk about abstract expressionism, and explain that a very important part of his work is the action and process of making it, not just the final canvas.
Have the kids take their shoes off and put a smock on to cover their clothes.
They will stand in a circle with their canvas on the plastic, and their feet off it.
They'll take turns with all the colors and drip, splash, drop, paint onto their canvas' as they stand over them. They will not touch their canvas!
When they are done with all the colors, their masterpieces will look like these! Have fun, and don't forget to take photos for Artsonia !
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