Jackson Pollock No. 5
Jackson Pollock painted much throughout
his lifetime and his works are celebrated and
criticized by many. While some believe that
his technique was avant-garde and brilliant,
others see his work as childish and lacking
any real talent.
Nevertheless, there are art aficionados out
there who can say that one of the first names
that come to mind when discussing the abstract
expressionist movement is that of Jackson Pollock.
One of Pollock’s famous drip paintings,
No. 5 (1948), consists of brown and yellow paint
drizzled over a piece of fibre board measuring
8’ x 4’. Many claim the painting
somewhat resembles a dense bird’s nest.
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Pollock No. 5 has an impressive provenance, including Alfonso A. Ossorio,
an avid collector of Pollock’s works, and Samuel Irving Newhouse
Jr., an esteemed publishing mogul. It was hung at the Museum of Modern
Art before being sold into a private collection.
Sale of Jackson Pollock’s No.
5
On November 2, 2006, The New York Times reported
that the current owner David Geffen, founder
of Geffen Records and co-founder of Dreamworks
SKG had allegedly sold his Jackson Pollock No.
5. Supposedly, Geffen had sold two other works
during that time, and it was rumoured that he
was trying to increase his capital, aiming to
bid for The Los Angeles Times.
The purported buyer of this remarkable art
work was David Martinez, a Mexican financier
who was a managing partner at Fintech Advisory
Limited. The price tag on the painting was said
to be an astonishing $140 million. Martinez
was known to be acquiring a substantial modern
art collection at the time. It was a piece that
he certainly could have afforded as two years
before the alleged sale, Martinez had purchased
a Manhattan apartment on the 76th floor of the
Time Warner building for a $54.7 million, a
record price for a New York residential property.
Fact or Fiction?
The sale itself was supposedly brokered by Sotheby’s auctioneer,
Tobias Meyer, yet Martinez’s law firm, Shearman & Sterling,
soon announced that Martinez did not own the painting nor possess any
rights to it.
The sale would have made No. 5 the most costly work ever sold, either
in an auction or privately, surpassing the sale of Gustav Klimt’s
work titled Portrait of “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by about five
million dollars, which undoubtedly would have surprised the late Jackson
Pollock.
No. 5 is still shrouded in mystery. The sale of the piece to Martinez
has yet to be confirmed, and implication of the purchase is still refuted
by statements made by Martinez’s law firm. Moreover, Josh Baer,
an auction expert, has also claimed that David Martinez is not the owner
of the famous Jackson Pollock No. 5.
Влиятельная роль в абстрактном экспрессионизме
Будучи ключевой фигурой в движении абстрактного экспрессионизма, Джексон Поллок фундаментально сформировал направление современного искусства. ‘Нет. 5, 1948» — это квинтэссенция уникального стиля и техники Поллока, отражающая суть движения. Смелые эксперименты Поллока с материалами, отказ от традиционных художественных правил и упор на субъективное выражение произвели революцию в мире искусства. Глубокое влияние «Номер 5 Джексона Поллока, 1948 год» как отдельного произведения искусства, так и как олицетворение абстрактного экспрессионизма, укрепляет его место в истории и повышает его известность.
Влияние на массовую культуру
«Джексон Поллок № 5, 1948» вышел за пределы мира искусства и проник в массовую культуру. Его особый стиль и узнаваемая композиция тиражировались, упоминались и пародировались в различных средствах массовой информации, от фильмов до рекламы. Культовый статус произведения сделал его символом художественного бунта и инноваций, проникающим в коллективное сознание и достигающим аудиторию далеко за пределами художественного сообщества. Широкое признание и постоянное присутствие произведения искусства в массовой культуре, несомненно, способствовали его известности.
Благодаря своей нетрадиционной технике, захватывающему присутствию, символизму, историческому значению и влиянию на массовую культуру «Джексон Поллок № 5, 1948» продолжает очаровывать как любителей искусства, так и широкую публику. Его способность вызывать сильные эмоции и бросать вызов традиционным художественным нормам обеспечивает ему вечную славу и подтверждает статус культового шедевра.
Полезные ссылки:МоМА – «№ 5 Джексона Поллока, 1948 год»Видео: Джексон Поллок, абстрактный экспрессионизм и «Нет. 5, 1948’Тейт – «Номер 5, 1948 год»
Artist Abstract: Who Was Jackson Pollock?
Jackson Pollock was born in the city of Cody in Wyoming on January 28, 1912, but he grew up in Arizona and California. He died on August 11, 1956, due to an automobile accident. He was best known for his artistic contributions towards Abstract Expressionism and pioneering Action painting that consisted of his “drip technique”.
Portrait of Jackson Pollock (1928) by Unknown Photographer; Smithsonian Institution, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
His artistic education included studying under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York City. His artistic style shifted from mural paintings to abstract (gestural), some examples include Going West (1934 – 1935), Full Fathom Five (1947), and Autumn Rhythm: Number 30 (1950).
