Artist field note

Jackson Pollock

Painting becomes action.

Blue Poles by Jackson Pollock — Documentation of the work
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Blue Poles

1952

Dark verticals cut through the poured web, revealing how much structure sits beneath the apparent spontaneity.

The five in one idea

Pollock did not paint a picture of an action; the painting became the action.