📜 Overview:
The photography of German photographer Hans Namuth is largely credited for Pollock’s rise to fame, and as the painter gained a higher profile, along with Abstract Expressionism in general, Namuth returned to capture Pollock’s “action painting” on video for the short documentary below. In a cinematically brilliant move, Namuth asked Pollock to create a painting on glass, so that he could film underneath, giving the viewer the experience of actually being the canvas. Lacking a lighting crew, they shot in the cold Long Island expanse of grassland outside of Pollock’s home.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1951-07-19
⌚ Running Time:
11 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Himself
Jackson Pollock
