How did Mexican muralists influence Jackson Pollock’s work?

The Mexican muralists significantly influenced Jackson Pollock’s artistic development, particularly during his formative years in New York City.

His engagement with this movement included studying at the experimental workshop of David Alfaro Siqueiros, where he was introduced to the use of industrial materials, such as enamel paint. Pollock adopted this practice, finding that commercial house paint provided him with greater fluidity than traditional artist paints.1

Additionally, Pollock’s work from the late 1930s showed the assimilation of motifs from the Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco. These experiences helped shape his transition toward semiabstract styles and eventually contributed to the development of his signature "drip and splash" method, as he moved away from traditional brushes and easels to manipulate paint directly on canvases laid on the floor.21