drip painting

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Drip painting is a style of art characterized by the spontaneous application of paint, often by dripping or spilling it onto the canvas. This technique is closely associated with Action painting, a form of Abstract Expressionism.

Artist Jackson Pollock is famously known for his drip paintings, created during his "poured" period. He would drip paint onto canvas to convey movement and explore themes of the unconscious and symbolism. The act of painting itself, the artist's interaction with the materials, is as significant as the final artwork in this style. The term "drip" refers to the action of letting liquid fall in drops.123

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Jackson Pollock
Poured works of Jackson Pollock
…the process of pouring or dripping paint onto a flat canvas in stages, often alternating weeks of painting with weeks of contemplating before he finished a canvas. This process allowed him to record the force and scope of his physical gesture in trajectories of enamel or aluminum paint. At the…
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…the process of pouring or dripping paint onto a flat canvas in stages, often alternating weeks of painting with weeks of contemplating before he finished a canvas. This process allowed him to record the force and scope of his physical gesture in trajectories of enamel or aluminum paint. At the…
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