Artwork Replica Mural, 1943 by Jackson Pollock (Inspired By) (1912-1956, United States) | WahooArt.com

"Mural"

Jackson Pollock (i) - 247 x 605 cm - 1943 - Abstract Expressionism (i) Displaying a deviation from traditional techniques, Jackson Pollock used what soon became his signature style to make this "Mural". Popularly referred to as "drip painting, Pollock laid his canvases on the floor and danced around it, spilling wet paint directly from his can with a whip of his brush. Native American sand painting techniques combined with the joint influences of Picasso, Benton and Siquieros, he developed the drip painting technique. Sometimes, this also constituted of glass, house paint, and sand. Peggy Guggenheim commissioned Pollock to make this piece, which became his very first work of a massive scale. The acclaimed artist Marcel Duchamp was the one who advised Guggenheim for allowing Pollock to use a canvas rather than use a wall. Pollock also demanded a lot of freedom to have his way with it, but he faced a major block every time he sat down to paint this particular piece. The one night, the eve of New Year's, 1944, he finished the whole painting in one burst of emotion. He reported to his friend a vision he had, which influenced this piece - a stampede in the Wild West.