{"product_id":"pollock-9783836529075","title":"Pollock","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leonhard Emmerling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taschen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Individual Artists - Monographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, \u003cstrong\u003eJackson Pollock \u003c\/strong\u003e(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 \u003cstrong\u003edevelop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pollock's most famous works are his \u003cstrong\u003edrip paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from \u003cstrong\u003esticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass\u003c\/strong\u003e. The splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of easel and brush with something altogether more \u003cstrong\u003eimmediate, vivid, and physical\u003c\/strong\u003e. To evade the viewer's search for figurative elements in his paintings, Pollock abandoned titles and \u003cstrong\u003eidentified each work with a neutral number only\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notoriously reclusive and volatile, struggling with alcoholism, married to fellow Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, and killed in a car crash aged just 44, Pollock is as much\u003cstrong\u003e a compelling celebrity icon as an artistic pioneer.\u003c\/strong\u003e This essential artist introduction explores both his work and his fame to shed light on \u003cstrong\u003emasterpieces of the modernist story\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the making of a cultural icon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45029373247639,"sku":"9783836529075","price":1351.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783836529075.webp?v=1767142177","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pollock-9783836529075","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}