Jackson Pollock

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an expressive expressionist painter. In 1936, Pollock was introduced to the use of liquid paint by Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros at an experimental workshop in New York City. On canvases from the early 1940s, such as Male and Female and Composition with Pouring I, he utilized paint pouring as one of the numerous methods. He began painting with his canvases lying down on the studio floor after relocating to Springs, New York and established what became known as his "drip" method.

"Drip method", which means he poured or splashed liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, allowing him to observe and paint his canvases from any angle. Because he covered the entire canvas and painted with the force of his full-body, often in a frantic dance style, it was also known as all-over painting and action painting. His studio has closed him to work, with some works featuring nails or cigarette butts embedded in the pigment.