Autumn Rhythm

Autumn Rhythm

1. Jackson Pollock

   • Reclusive
   • Volatile
   • Controversial
   • Alcoholic

2. Abstract Expressionism

   • American
   • Post WW2
   • Spontaneous/ Automatic/ Subconscious
   • Emotional Intensity Derived from German Expressionism
   • Anti-Figure Aesthetic Derived From Futurism, Bauhaus & Cubism
   • 'Action Painting'

3. Material

   • Enamel on Canvas
     • Thick
     • Impasto

4. Date

   • 1950

5. Scale

   • Large Canvas
     • America's Horizon
     • American Attitude
     • Allow for Technique
     • Observe Markmakings

6. Composition

   • Irregular / Unordered
   • Cramped
   • 'Clean' Edges, Framing

7. Colour

   • Unmodulated
   • Directly from Tube
   • Highly Saturated
   • Dark Palette

8. Form/ Space

   • Expressive
     • Curves & Lines
   • Shallow Sense of Depth

9. Brushwork/ Texture/ Finish

   • Technique
     • Canvas on Floor
     • Dripping
     • Paintbrushs & Sticks
   • Thick
   • Splats
   • Highly Visible Brushwork
   • Un-prepped Canvas
   • Predominantly Matte Finish
   • Impasto

10. Tone & Light

    • Black, Shadow, Structure
    • White, Light

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