Artist field note

Jackson Pollock

Painting becomes action.

Lavender Mist (Number 1) by Jackson Pollock — Documentation of the work
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Lavender Mist (Number 1)

1950

At first: chaos. Keep looking and an intricate structure appears, built from layers of movement.

The five in one idea

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