- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press; illustrated edition edition (Jan 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1560252847
- ISBN-13: 978-1560252849
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 562 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #11 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( P-R ) > Pollock, Jackson
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No modern artist is more controversial than Jackson Pollock, whose life is the subject of a new feature film starring Ed Harris. With an intense, troubled personality that many see reflected in his radical "drip" paintings, Pollock was the first American painter to be hailed internationally as an innovator. Even before his death in a drunken car crash in 1956, he was mythologized as Abstract Expressionism's quintessential bad boy. But he was also respected for his sincerity, loved for his sweet nature, and envied for his brilliance. Today Pollock's legend looms larger than ever, inspiring poets, playwrights, composers, and choreographers, as well as visual artists. The film Pollock starring Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock, Marcia Gay Harden, Val Kilmer, and Jennifer Connelly is set to be released late Fall 2000. His art, never popular in the conventional sense, has a growing cadre of dedicated enthusiasts. Why is Pollock such an enduring touchstone of American culture? This collection of writings, interviews, creative responses, and personal revelations - many never before published or long out of print - examines the multiple dimensions of his impact and influence, and proves that the real Pollock is even more fascinating than the myth. The book includes never before published art, photos, letters and interviews from the Pollock-Krasner House archives, new contributions by actor/director Ed Harris and musician Patti Smith, and interviews with Patsy Southgate and Willem de Kooning, as well as Clement Greenberg, Peggy Guggenheim, Hans Namuth, Frank O'Hara, Jeffrey Potter, Norman Rockwell, and Barney Rossett.
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Great source of material,
This review is from: Such Desperate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollack (Paperback)
This is a great collection of information on Pollock. One of the greatest things to note is the inclusion of material from after his death in 1956, his influence on society. This includes editorial cartoons, poems written about and inspired by Pollock and his work, as well as scripts from plays based on his life. I would have to say that if you were looking for a good introduction to the man, the artist, and the influence he had/has on contemporary society, then pick this collection up.
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Great source of material,
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This review is from: Such Desperate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollack (Paperback)
This is a great collection of information on Pollock. One of the greatest things to note is the inclusion of material from after his death in 1956, his influence on society. This includes editorial cartoons, poems written about and inspired by Pollock and his work, as well as scripts from plays based on his life. I would have to say that if you were looking for a good introduction to the man, the artist, and the influence he had/has on contemporary society, then pick this collection up.
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This review is from: Such Desperate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollack (Paperback)
I received this book about Pollack quickly and found it a fascinating read. It gives many points of view and input of his contemporaries and is the best book about him I have found.
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