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

Quote by Jackson Pollock

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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...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

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...

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 -...

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who...

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who...

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...

I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and color sketches into...

I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and color sketches into...

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

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

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...

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

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...

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.

My painting does not come from the easel.

My painting does not come from the easel.

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...

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in...

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in...

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.

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and...

Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...