Virtual Sketchbook 4:
1. WRITING, THINKING AND LOOKING CRITICALLY- There are many speculations as to why American artist Jackson Pollock went from studying under his mentor Thomas Hart Benton to discovering a new technique called drip painting. Some reasons may include: Pollocks mental health, Pollocks ability to turn on his charm or to throw a fit to get attention as stated In the video or his binge drinking. To me, I believe all of these reasons are why Pollock went from using imagery to drip painting. Pollocks psychiatrist said that he may have had borderline schizophrenia & was difficult to get him to realize this because he was always drunk. Pollocks ability to charm and throw a fit for attention really shines after learning that Pollock wanted to get fame and be the best in the world, but first he had to be the best painter in the family as stated in the video. Pollock followed his older brother Charles to New York to study under Benton; once Pollock gained fame he realized it was an never ending empty feeling. After meeting Lee, his now wife he stopped binge drinking. This is when he developed the drip technique.
2. ART PROJECT- Above, is my art project titled “The B-theory”. The media I used is watercolor and nail polish. It’s name is just as abstract as the painting. The B-theory of time suggests that the flow of time is just an illusion. I strongly believe in this.
