Jackson Pollock and "action painting"
This month an abstract painting, "Convergence" is featured. The painting method the painter used was new and revolutionary at the time.
Action painting is a style of abstract painting in which paint is randomly splashed, thrown, or poured on to the canvas. It was made famous by Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) , and formed part of the more general movement of Abstract Expressionism.
Some of Pollock's works:
Mural, 1943 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural_(1943)#/media/File:Jackson_Pollock_Mural_1943_Oil_and_casein_on_canvas.jpg)
Number 5, 1948 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._5,_1948)
The Deep, 1953
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deep_(painting)#/media/File:The_deep_by_Jackson_Pollock.jpg)
Lavender Mist (Number 1), (1950 (https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.55819.html)
Ocean Greyness, 1953 (https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/3486)