Jackson Pollock

"The presence of the hand and of the drip is of interest for the opposition it creates. With the hand, the painter touches the canvas directly and leaves an identification upon it, whereas the drip he does not touch the canvas at all and allows outside forces to intervene."

Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), 1950 Jackson Pollock

Oil, enamel and aluminium on canvas

"I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc. I prefer sticks, towels, knives and dripping fluid paint or a heavy impasto with sand, broken glass or other foreign matter added..."

Number 8, 1949 (detail) Jackson Pollock
Oil, enamel and aluminium paint on canvas