{"product_id":"pollock-by-leonhard-emmerling-9783836529075","title":"Pollock","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, \u003cem\u003eJackson Pollock\u003c\/em\u003e (1912-1956), careened through his life like a firework across the American art landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to \u003cstrong\u003edevelop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePollock's most famous works are his \u003cstrong\u003edrip paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from \u003cstrong\u003esticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass\u003c\/strong\u003e. The splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of easel and brush with something altogether more \u003cstrong\u003eimmediate, vivid, and physical.\u003c\/strong\u003e To evade the viewer's search for figurative elements in his paintings, Pollock abandoned titles and \u003cstrong\u003eidentified each work with a neutral number only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNotoriously reclusive and volatile, struggling with alcoholism, married to fellow Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, and killed in a car crash aged just 44, Pollock is as much \u003cstrong\u003ea compelling celebrity icon as an artistic pioneer.\u003c\/strong\u003e This essential artist introduction explores both his work and his fame to shed light on \u003cstrong\u003emasterpieces of the modernist story\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the making of a cultural icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558988955884,"sku":"9783836529075","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836529075-pollock.jpg?v=1776925399","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/pollock-by-leonhard-emmerling-9783836529075","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}