Famous Quotes and Comments by Jackson Pollock

When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen.
Jackson Pollock

How do you know when you're finished making love?
Jackson Pollock

I defy the accident.
Jackson Pollock

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.
Jackson Pollock

When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident. I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and colour sketches into a final painting.
Jackson Pollock

It's like looking at a bed of flowers--tear your hair out over what it means.
Jackson Pollock

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