Jackson Pollock's Mural: Energy Made Visible

Jackson Pollock's Mural: Energy Made Visible

An astute, beautifully illustrated examination of the recently restored touchstone of modern art
Jackson Pollockâ€™s major early work Mural (1943) was commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim for the entrance hall of her East 61st Street New York residence. Mural-sized, though not actually a muralâ€•the work is painted on a six-meter-long canvas, not directly onto the wallâ€•this vast, frieze-like panorama would be hugely influential in twentieth-century American art.

In Jackson Pollock's Mural:Energy Made Visible, David Anfam explores the painting and its impact by way of the different themes it incorporates, including the imagery of action and process, the big picture, the â€œgothic,â€ the body, dance, and Romanticism, relating them to art historical precedents, Abstract Expressionism, Pollockâ€™s psychology, and the context of American art and culture in the pre- and postwar years. This analysis is accompanied by reproductions of Pollockâ€™s work as well as imagery from the period that sheds light on the artistâ€™s development.

Gifted to the University of Iowa Museum of Art in 1948, Mural has rarely traveled, and it is now the focus of a traveling exhibition curated by Anfam. This accompanying volume offers crucial analysis and historical background on one of Pollockâ€™s most significant works. 106 illustrations, 67 in color
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780500239346
ReleaseDate 2015-05-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500239346

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780500239346
ReleaseDate	2015-05-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500239346

Jackson Pollock's Mural: Energy Made Visible

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