Not exact matches
In 1940 Hofmann created his painting «Spring» (not part of this show)
by dribbling, splashing and pouring paint
directly onto his canvas, anticipating
by several years the signature
drip technique used
by Jackson Pollock.
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By placing the pieces
directly on the floor, Kelley summons a host of associations, from the mundane (signaling an infant's playtime) to the art historical (recalling Jackson Pollock's
drip paintings).
The Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollock, is most well - known for his large - scale «all - over» paintings that he painted
by laying raw canvases on the floor and pouring house paint
directly from cans or
dripping it from sticks while engaged in almost dance - like rhythmical movement around the canvas.
He began
by pouring bold, sometimes even fluorescent colors of paint
directly onto unprimed, unstretched canvases, which he would then fold and crumple while still wet to create luminous washes of color layered with glowing striations,
drips, and pools of pigment.
It is an example of an action painting, made not with a brush but
by dripping paint
directly from the can onto the canvas lying on the floor.
Paired with an electronic control, a
drip irrigation system will conserve water
by applying it
directly to roots rather than dousing a wide area.