The reading passage was about abstract expressionism and the features of the paintings that fit to the description of it. The professor lectured about Jackson Pollock, who is known as one of the American greatest artists. He mentioned some of the characteristics of Pollock works, which was in accordance to the description of abstract expressionist paintings, provided by the reading.
The first characteristic of Pollock works is his mastery in creating a sense of movement and flow in his works. He put a large canvas on the floor and applied paints from all four directions to it; So that he could convey a message of activity to the observers. This is in agreement with the passage that indicates abstract expressionists have had an emphasis on the act of painting rather than the details of the objects.
The second one is that Pollock had improvised a method for splattering paint over the canvas. He held a brunch about one foot above the canvas and made paint drops on it. His specific method had led to his trademark drip. The passage also highlights that abstract expressionists gave especial attention to the surface quality of paint. They tried several methods to give unique and expressive characters to the paint itself.
The last thing is that Pollock used to paint on extra large canvases. He applied pain all over it and made twisted color patterns, while the canvas was laid down horizontally. The passage also states that abstract expressionists had a preference for large canvas. They put it on the ground to be capable of reaching all its corners
The reading
passage
was about
abstract
expressionism and the features of the paintings that fit to the description of it. The professor lectured about Jackson Pollock, who
is known
as one of the American greatest artists. He mentioned
some of the
characteristics of Pollock works, which was in accordance to the description of
abstract
expressionist paintings, provided by the reading.
The
first
characteristic of Pollock works is his mastery in creating a sense of movement and flow in his works. He put a large
canvas
on the floor and applied
paints
from all four directions to it;
So
that he could convey a message of activity to the observers. This is in agreement with the
passage
that indicates
abstract
expressionists have had an emphasis on the act of painting
rather
than the
details
of the objects.
The second one is that Pollock had improvised a method for splattering
paint
over the
canvas
. He held a brunch about one foot above the
canvas
and made
paint
drops on it. His specific method had led to his trademark drip. The
passage
also
highlights that
abstract
expressionists gave especial attention to the surface quality of
paint
. They tried several methods to give unique and expressive characters to the
paint
itself.
The last thing is that Pollock
used
to
paint
on extra large canvases. He applied pain all over it and made twisted color patterns, while the
canvas
was laid
down
horizontally
. The
passage
also
states that
abstract
expressionists had a preference for large
canvas
. They put it on the ground to be capable of reaching all its
corners