The Construction of Jackson Pollock's Fractal Drip Paintings

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ID3404920
AuthorsR P Taylor (0000-0002-5248-4524, University of Oregon), A P Micolich (0000-0003-2855-3582, University of Oregon), David Jonas (0000-0002-1702-6552, University of Oregon), David M Jonas (0000-0002-1085-8161, University of Oregon)
Year2002
Volume35
Issue2
Pages203-207
Publication date2002-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeonardo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/00240940252940603
OpenAlexW1999876441
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited4

Between 1943 and 1952, Jackson Pollock created patterns by dripping paint onto horizontal canvases. In 1999 the authors identified the patterns as fractal. Ending 50 years of debate over the content of his paintings, the results raised the more general question of how a human being could create fractals. The authors, by analyzing film that recorded the evolution of Pollock's patterns as a function of time, show that the fractals resulted from a systematic construction process involving multiple layers of painted patterns. These results are interpreted within the context of recent visual perception studies of fractal patterns

Archaeology · Art · Art history · Context (archaeology) · Fractal · Fractal dimension · Geography · Image (mathematics) · Mathematical analysis · Painting · Pollock · Texture (cosmology) · Visual arts · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Art History and Market Analysis · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Visual Culture and Art Theory

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