Jackson Pollock - "Jack the Dripper"

Jackson Pollack is a man who contributed to the world of art by creating an entirely new form of art, abstract expressionism. Abstract expressionism is creating art in a completely abstract manner, using the artist's mood to do the painting. Jackson Pollock did not always paint this way though. He started studying art at the Art Students' League in New York in 1929. He was interested in Mexican muralist painters such as Orozco, Riviera, and Siqueiros, …

…world with paintings such as Lavender Mist, She-wolf, and Full Fathom Five as he introduced an entirely new concept to artists. He quotes " On the floor I am more at ease, I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around in it, and work from the four sides." These concepts of using emotion, feelings and moods to do the painting is what Jackson Pollock has given to artists.