Eyes in the Heat: Jackson Pollock


Jackson Pollock was an abstract painter that took part in the abstract expressionist movement. His most famous works are his splatter paint works. The one that stood out to me the most was Eyes in the Heat, 1946. I picked this one because there were so many colors and paint strokes that it really caught my eye. He painted this one during his Drip Period where he made mostly drip paintings. He applied the paints straight from the tube onto the canvas and swirled the colors around. He expressed his emotions through these paintings and although all we see is mix of colors swirled together on a canvas, there is a much deeper meaning behind it.

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