The Jackson Pollock Art Style What I've Learned

[@caroleseubert6810]

Thank you, Coty, for taking the time at the video lead in, to explain the need for viewers to distinguish between an artist's process (and its moment /palce in art history) and the product - their creation. I'm attracted to this type of process as a fiber and multi-media artist and intend to incorporate it in my practice. I saw another video on this type of painting that really connected the :"science"- the physics of energy/action/work. So many people who work in art varied art forms , if they take the time and can reflect on their work - are all engaged in some way with what Pollock's process shows us. Action puts out Energy and that energy/work creates something - a lot of different things. BTW the actor you were referencing is one of my favorites - Ed Harris. Thanks, again.

[@marthakey50]

I like the orange, white and black , looks to me in 3D , seriously!!

[@tootstomhartsky7745]

87 years old and want to do this...learning from you...Thanks ...❤️❤️😊👏🏻👏🏻

[@CotySchwabe]

You're welcome. Thank you for your interest.

[@kathyamen7173]

It was about the “energy” pollock’s energy at the time he was creating. The connection between him and the paint and communion with his spirit guides and ancestors and the universe and revealing his gift to this world. Thank you for your passion and for making videos on Jackson I found this video and am thrilled beyond!!

[@kathyamen7173]

Your work is amazing love it

[@STYLABITCH274]

I LOVE YOUR PAINTING SO MUCH

[@mauraearly7577]

Really enhanced my understanding of Pollack. I really love his style. Thanks!

[@cameronb6673]

Great teacher,,honesty and integrity,,,come back bro

[@funkzilla01]

Great video. Good info. Thanks!

[@EmpireOfTheBarnacle]

Anyone could have done it. But Pollock did it. I agree with you, great video!

[@SeanMahoneyfitnessandart]

I actually like the one with red and white lines on the black background that you said you didn't like

[@robertwebber8672]

I saw another vid where you were 'doing a pollock' and some of the comments you got were actually quite rude! I thiunk it is a shame that when people share their knowledge and opiniuons on line others think it a licence to behave badly. I greatly appreciate your time in showing these 2 vids. I am having a studio built in my loft and will be having a go at this technique. Thanks so much for the inspiration! Best Robert

[@CotySchwabe]

People are entitled to their opinions. I stopped trying to change their mind because it’s not worth the effort and they’re not always 100% wrong. But that’s really cool about the studio. Just be wary that it can get messy making these paintings, as my driveway probably shows. And gloss enamel is sticky stuff, so if you use it, just know it does not come off almost at all.

[@martingarner4613]

When I paint a pollockesque painting, I paint a background first, in acrylic and spray paint, a pre - abstract, then I Pollock it up.

[@CotySchwabe]

That’s pretty cool! I never use spray paint so that’s definitely a unique combination.

[@freeelectron8261]

I like your monochrome work. The first one being complex gives a sense of 3D.

[@tootstomhartsky7745]

Love it too...❤️❤️

[@freeelectron8261]

Good intro to Pollock technique and motivation. His works are very fractal and tend to simulate nature - they have some randomness but also structure and direction as you pointed out. His work has been around for maybe 65 years and is really only gaining wide acceptance now. The movie probably helped a lot.

[@CotySchwabe]

The movie helped me understand what he went through as a person. Creating similar work helped me understand the process. I think It’s more about the fact that he was the first to do it and it was so different than it is the end result, although I’ve heard people say it’s kinda breathtaking up close.

[@freeelectron8261]

Yes, apparently Ed Harris wanted to make a film about Pollock for a long time, Ed even directed the film!

[@elljaye]

I think of Pollock as an “artist’s artist” Artists don’t stand back and enjoy the painting as a whole, they get right up to it and look at the tiniest movements, the shapes of drips, the pleasing colors. Go to a museum and watch the people; if they get up real close, they probably are an artist themselves.

[@ambroseavery5229]

I've never attempted the "drip technique" but that's going to be my next experiment! I happened to agree with you about the three paintings you showed. Your fav was also my fav. It was just more full & spontaneous. I also tend to agree with the comment Julie made about this technique not being as easy to do as you said. Although I've never attempted it, as an artist, I would imagine that while one may be able to duplicate the movements, it takes a certain amount of artistic ability to distribute the paint as you want, and to get the colors and composition right. Great video!

[@CotySchwabe]

Thanks so much for your input.

[@brianbabayans2481]

Yes you’re right. He made art which was different from everyone else at the time which is why he became famous. Just like richter became famous for his smear paintings. It was new at the time.

[@blacksocial99]

Dude thanks so much.

[@CotySchwabe]

Thanks for watching.

[@juliecain7618]

I just don't agree. Not anyone can do a quality Pollock action style painting. He used automotive paint which is an unique enamel that has a certain viscosity and made the marks on the canvas that are not easy to replicate. Also, he used large canvas not small ones which in this style is necessary visually to make it more intense and interesting. Also, action art is not just throwing paint. If you look at how he uses color and spacing of the paint, it is obvious he understands the values of color, movement and spacing. Not to say that other action style painting is not fun to make, looks interesting, etc. but call it action painting, not "Pollock style". It makes it your style versus trying to copy a master which is just not something we should strive to do. Inspiration from the masters is amazing and we all appreciate them but finding our own style is always the best. I would say these paintings are Coty style, not Pollock.

[@CotySchwabe]

Thanks Julie. My goal is not to be a Pollock clone, it’s merely to share what I’ve learned in emulating the process and to show others how they can make their own. However, I agree that the originals could never be matched and by copying them - even out of admiration or for teaching - keeps one in the shadow of that artist.

[@karenlynningalls5851]

Pollock wasn't actually the originator of this method, though he got all the credit for it, and it made him famous. It was actually pioneered by Janet Sobel, another New York abstract expressionist, and it was her use of the technique that influenced him. Unfortunately, she was sidelined and dismissed as "a housewife," and didn't get the recognition she deserved. She's one of the women of the New York abstract expressionist school who are finally just beginning (after all these years!) to get acknowledged for what they did. She has a Wikipedia page now! :-) Here's the link, if you'd like to see it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Sobel

[@tootstomhartsky7745]

❤️❤️😊👏🏻👏🏻

[@zannzzzzz8780]

🙏🏻 This really did help me tho - i was just thinking about why famous painters were famous - and u just now clarified it • that it’s really theirs influence that went along with their pieces 💛- im also really going to enjoy seeing this channel grow - glad I subscribed 🌸 🎈 \😁/ 💛. 🌸🎨 / \ *. .*.

[@CotySchwabe]

Thank you for the support. Much love.

[@RavenclawFtW3295]

"It's about the painting technique...It's because they were different...It was about it being different...the action, the style. You can see the direction of the paint." I'm sorry, but that doesn't convince me that Jackson Pollock should still be taken seriously. I hunger for something more skillful and sophisticated than abstract art.

[@tootstomhartsky7745]

Cody...Do you varnish your paintings ...l notice when different types of paint are used ,there is a noticeable look to them when the painting is done...Does it matter?

[@CotySchwabe]

Usually I don’t varnish my gloss enamel paintings, unless the shine is uneven. Only when I use acrylic.

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

the potters of korea and japan knew all about abstract expression hundereds of years ago. Nothing new under the sun....check out Lee Kang-hyo.....

[@CotySchwabe]

Agreed, 100%. Even Pollock drew inspiration from the Native American sand painters.

[@stephen-truthseeker]

Is anything new?

[@Vonwra]

Sorry, too symmetrical. Lines are too loopy and repetitive. Pollock has way more smaller tiny lines and texture. It took him weeks to finish some drip paintings. This looks like it was done in one session. Pollock is extremely difficult to fake, it just looks easy to fake.

[@robford3211]

Sorry I have to disagree on Jackson Pollock paintings : in my mind they are great paintings , not all but the ones I saw at MOMA. I went to MOMA and at that time they probably have some the greatest collection of contemporary art and when I saw Pollocks paintings it stopped me in my tracks. I could not move for about a minute or more. Anyone can splatter on a canvas and I have seen splatter paintings by Janet Sobel the originator of it They are not even close. The Pollock paintings are huge 8 x20 and more and this man knew what he was doing. I don’t think he was the most talented painter from New York school but no one followed his drip paintings not his contemporaries of the Abstract Expressionism of 60’s

[@myfragilelilac]

His art reminds me of neurons or something anatomy like. Sperm, brain cells etc.

[@holo45692]

Peculiar how you can see brain cells. Considering your lack of them.

[@myfragilelilac]

People who never went to art school dont really know how to review art. Ultimately they just call it splash. They are not someone to bring to an art museum haha

[@CotySchwabe]

Maybe if they see it in real life, it'd change their mind!

[@amuc5845]

scrap

[@Metalkorpse]

Jackson Pollocks paintings are ridiculously bad! Real art is objective! When someone creates art every one should know what it is! A 2 year old could create a Pollock! This is why modern art is laughable! Everyone that thinks abstract art is worth something is fooling the world! I would even consider it a con!