It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.

Quote by Jackson Pollock

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It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something...

It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something...

The modern artist... is working and expressing an inner world - in other words -...

The modern artist... is working and expressing an inner world - in other words -...

I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette,...

I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette,...

When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding...

When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding...

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get...

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get...

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the...

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the...

Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most...

Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most...

Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall.

Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall.

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has...

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But...

I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But...

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than...

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than...

New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new...

New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new...

My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest...

My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest...

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...