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Jackson Pollock Part One: The Myth of the Modern Artist

2025-06-13 Film & Animation
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Try Opera browser FOR FREE here: https://opr.as/Opera-air-greatartexplained My book Great Art Explained is ready to pre-order now My other channel, Great Books Explained here - https://www.youtube.com/@greatbooksexplained371 Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon (and getting exclusive content), thanks! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=53686503 or if you prefer a one-off donation - https://paypal.me/GreatArtExplained?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB Alternatively, every video has a "thanks" button under it- I appreciate it! In 1949, Life magazine asked: “Is Jackson Pollock, the greatest American Painter. He is a figure that is polarising among art aficionados. Some see him as a fraud, others as a genius. In Part One of my film I look at how, post World War Two, the art scene shifted from Paris to New York. How America was searching for "The Great American painter", and why he is so loved and hated at the same time. I look at just what Abstract Expressionism means, how we can "read it", and I look at the myths surrounding Pollock and modern art itself. I also look at his influences ranging from Mexican sand Painting, to the Regionalist art movement, to Picasso and the modernists. IMPORTANT! Subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePD... I would like to thank all my Patreon supporters, in particular Alan Stewart, Alexander Velser, Alyssa Phillips, AMSN, Anja Zeutschel, Bria Nicole Art, David Asabreu, Christa Sawyer, Eric Mann, Erique K, Francis Song, Griffin Evans, Hugo Moita, Jemma Theivendran, John Baer, Jon Hanzen, Julio Cardenas, Karim Hopper, Kibibi Shaw, Louise Tait, Monte St Johns, New Curiosity, Paul Ark, Paul Waterman, Sagar Saxena, Sean Welgemoed, Stefan Paisson, Stephen Beresford, Tanya Moore, Theresa Garfink, Toni Ko, Tyler Wittreich, and Will Dew's-Power. "What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter (X) CREDITS Script co-written by Laura Beardsell-Moore Opening Animation and Title Sequence by Brian Adsit (instagram https://instagram.com/brian_vfx?utm_m... and Behance www.behance.com/badsit88) Recording by Robert Lewis VIDEOS All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel do not claim any right over them. MUSIC Dizzy Gillespie's "Things to come" performed by the North Carolina Jazz Ensemble BOOKS Pollock by Leonhard Emmerling Jackson Pollock by Deborah Solomon Jackson Pollock by Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

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@peachykeen7979 2025-06-13

if I could only watch one channel's videos for the rest of my life, it would be yours. Thank you so much

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@uncertainzee 2025-06-14

Not an artist, I am a physicist and teacher, but I am captivated by your videos. I love the scholarship and clarity of your voice. You have a gift! I am grateful for your sharing . Thank you!

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@exkingsmeadchef 2025-06-13

The music anaolgy is sublime that is how his (and others)art moves me and I hadn't even realised it.

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@GreatArtExplained 2025-06-13

Subtitles are up now

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@anglerfish4161 2025-06-13

You increased my appreciation for abstract expressionism. Even when pieces aren't my usual cup of tea, you help me connect with the ideas behind them.

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@FoyersPhotography 2025-06-13

This was such an insightful video. I’ve always felt that I just don’t have the intellect to fully grasp Pollock’s art, like I’m somehow missing the point. But watching this has really opened my eyes and given me a much better understanding. Thank you for sharing it.

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@GreatArtExplained 2025-06-13

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@jacobheiringsrensen5728 2025-06-16

What you create here on YouTube is truly a gift. The quality and thoroughness of your work is a standard we rarely come across. Please continue to enrich us.

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@seriouslywhatever1031 2025-06-18

"Visual music" I'd never thought of that before!

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@9812250118 2026-03-12

Hats off to that person who sold first Jackson Pollock!

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