Fallen | Random colors Haphazard shapes Indiscriminate textures |
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n intrinsic abstract expression, this is a rendering of nature working spontaneously with accidental elements in an "all-over" approach; the whole canvas treated with equal importance. Kind of reminds me of a "dip painting."
Of an historical note, in the 1950s fine art was financed by the Central Intelligence Agency, which organized the promotion of American artists via the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The success of the abstract expressionism art style was considered proof that the USA was a haven of free thought and free markets.
“When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.” - Jackson Pollock
