"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

28 January 2016

Happy birthday, Pollock.

Pollock, Convergence, 1952


Jackson Pollock was born on this day in 1912.

I don't use the accident. I deny the accident.  There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.  I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image ... because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. 

Jackson Pollock

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