The Mural

Who is Jackson Pollock?

• American Painter
• Influenced by a variety of styles
• The first of his kind

How it was made

• Abstract Expressionism
• action painter
• oil paint

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Various Definitions of Art

Dutton's Cluster Criteria

• Direct Pleasure
• Skill and Virtuosity
• Style
• Novelty and Creativity
• Criticism

Dutton's Cluster Criteria

• Criticism
• Representation
• Special Focus
• Expressive Individuality 

Dutton's Cluster Criteria

• Emotional Saturation
• Intellectual Challenge
• Art traditions and institutions
• Imaginative Experience

Success and Failure

Just ask the experts

"Jackson was the greatest painter that his country produced."
- Clement Greenberg

“Mural established Jackson Pollock as the world's premier modern painter.”
-Kirk Varnedoe

Counter Argument

• The painting is too large
• There is no recognizable image
• No specific focal point

Works Cited

• http://www.biography.com/people/jackson-pollock-9443818#synopsis
• http://www.aaqeastend.com/contents/jackson-pollock-1943-mural-at-the-getty-...
• http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/pollock/
• http://uima.uiowa.edu/mural/