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Paul Jackson Pollock (/ ˈ p ɒ l ə k /; January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter.A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles.
Drip painting is a form of art, often abstract art, in which paint is dripped or poured on to the canvas. [1] This style of action painting was experimented with in the first half of the twentieth century by such artists as Francis Picabia , André Masson and Max Ernst , who employed drip painting in his works The Bewildered Planet , and Young ...
Acrylic, oil, oilstick and spray paint on canvas 72 x 48 in $9 million (2018) [53] Private collection 1982 Untitled: Acrylic, oilstick, spray paint and Xerox collage on canvas 72 x 48 in $19.4 million (2018) [54] Private collection 1982 Untitled: Acrylic and enamel on blanket with tied wood supports and twine 67 1/4 x 60 1/4 in $5.8 million ...
Action painting, sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied. The resulting work often emphasizes the physical act of painting itself as an essential aspect of the finished work or concern of its artist.
Thomas Hart Benton (April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975) was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker.Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement.
Hung Liu was born in Changchun, China in 1948. [1] Shortly after her birth, her father was imprisoned for being a member of the Kuomintang of China.In 1958, Hung Liu followed her aunt to Beijing at the age of 10 and entered the famous 北师大 女附中 (now The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University). [2]
Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon) is a series of stencil murals around London by the graffiti artist Banksy, started in 2002.They depict a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind.
The following is a list of works by Banksy.Banksy, active since the 1990s, is an England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown.