Artist:

Jackson Pollock was one of the main influences of the Abstract Expressionist Movement and was famous for his drip paintings on large canvases. He was born in Wyoming but moved around the country with his family. As a child, he was very interested in Native American culture and critics cite this as the reason for the colors he chooses and the overall look of the work. 

Pollock focused more on American artists and surrealism in his early career before beginning to draw inspiration from European modernism paintings. In the 1940s, Pollock premiered his drip paintings, large scale paintings created by pouring paint onto a canvas usually attached to the floor and then using trowels and sticks to add depth and texture to the artwork. These drip paintings were done on large scale canvases that gave Pollock's work a sense of un-focus and was seen as an example of All-over painting. Pollock struggled with alcohol abuse and often went to see therapist who told him to express himself through his drawings. Pollock constantly questioned his art and its reception and he began to explore darker colors. He premiered an exhibition of black pourings on un-primed canvas, called "Black Pourings" which met little success. 

Jackson Pollock's career ended when he died in a car crash in 1956.