AHIS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Chapter 27, Fokker E.Ii, Willem De Kooning
22 Dec 2016
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Chapter 27 abstract expressionism: key points, developed post war world war ii, artists, jackson pollock, going west, 1934-35. Subject matter of going west (near colorado and wyoming) Influenced by salvador dali and thomas hart benton: salvador dali, the persistence of memory, 1931. Sought refugee status in the us: jackson pollock, guardians of the secret, 1943. External representation of internal emotions: relates back to his earlier works (psychoanalysis and surrealism, huge painting, didn"t stretch canvas until after he was done painting ix. Often worked with a cigarette in his mouth. Flinged paint on to the canvas (very deliberate and controlled though) Ashes could fall on the painting: jackson pollock, white light, 1954. There was a point in his life where he didn"t want to paint (depression) Every square inch of this painting has layers of paint: no place to rest viewer"s eye, nothing to be found within this work.
