{"product_id":"pollock-9783836529075","title":"Pollock","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmmerling, Leonhard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Leonhard Emmerling received his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg for a thesis titled \"Jean Dubuffet's Art Theory.\" He is the Director of South Asia Programmes at the Goethe-Institute's office in New Delhi and was previously active as a curator at various art institutions in Germany. His publications include TASCHEN's Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629318148370,"sku":"9783836529075","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0cd58a3-a4d9-487b-a177-6fa37c49a851.jpg?v=1732727337","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pollock-9783836529075","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}