journal assignment

Journal Assignment

The emergence of digital cameras and other technological devices that can be used to capture something , someone , or some place has made painting , for some , a thing of the past . They have forgotten how rich a painting is and how much effort and skill a painter has to put in to produce a masterpiece . This can be seen through Jackson Pollock 's works , and he now is being considered as the greatest American painter of the 20th century

Pollock was different from other painters in that he uses the floor

for support . Working on the floor gives him room to scramble around the canvas , attacking it from the top , the bottom , or the side ' He believes that doing so allows him to become a part of his painting which makes the painting more personal to him . He uses a technique that required him to use enamel and aluminum paint . He also uses whatever he finds near his work including broken glass , nails , cigarette ashes , and even dead insects . After being focused on his work for sometime , he then stops to get acquainted ' and see how the work is progressing . He also does not believe in giving his artwork names because he does not want the public to have a preconceived notion about what a certain work is He wants the public to have their own understanding of his works

Due to his skill and creativeness , Jackson Pollock 's works are being sold effortlessly throughout the world by...