Oil Paint

Circle by Jackson Pollock. The medium used for this paiting is oil paint.  The bright, vibrant colors are achieved becasue the artist used oil paint.  The artist was able to blend the bright colors with darker colors to create a continuous flow. Pollock was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.  He is known for his "drip" paintings.  Drip painting is where paint is poured or dripped on to the canvas to create an abstract image.During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life.This addiction could potentially distort his image of reality and contribute to abstract art.  Pollock was also the subject of a movie that was nominated for and Academy Award in 2000.  As Pollock progressed as an artist he went away from naming his paintings to numbering them.  He changed to this concept to have people focus on the paiting itslef and not what is was as presented by the title.