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Jackson Pollock
American artist Jackson Pollock dribbling sand on a painting while working in his studio in East Hampton, New York.
In his 1952 Abstract Expressionist painting Blue Poles, Jackson Pollock utilized a variety of materials to create his signature intensity. The work features a complex range of marks, drips, pours, and splodges composed of enamel, aluminum paint, and glass.12