Jackson Pollock was an American Abstract Expressionist painter and considered the most challenging and influential American artist of the 20th century. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting and was the first ever 'action painter', meaning that he would drip, pour, throw and splash his paint onto very large canvases which were often laid flat on the floor of his New York studio.
Many say he would literally dance, as though in a trance, as he created his masterpieces!
Firstly, Art Club discussed Pollock's work and style, then each were given an abundance of coloured poster paints, a piece of A3 white paper and challenged to express themselves... Pollock style!
They really enjoyed the looseness and action of this process.
Some children had the opportunity to create one on a larger scale (below). They put their fingertips in and got really messy!
Ideally, it would have been better to do this activity outside. Children were very cautious when applying paint as they didn't want to get it on the walls or carpet!
As you can see, the paint on their artwork has barely touched the edge of the paper. I think if we were to do this outside their paintings would've been considerably different!
Many were surprised that this 'action' is classed as artwork and that Pollock's works of art sell for millions of pounds!
Some lucky children had the chance to stay in at lunch time and create a more controlled piece of artwork.
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