New York, 1948: The art world is ablaze with the pioneering brilliance of Jackson Pollock’s ‘action painting’. Despite this seismic creative output, Pollock’s demons are never far away…
Forceful, intense and visionary – in an incredibly short and turbulent life Jackson Pollock changed painting forever. This vivid graphic novel delves into his pioneering physical approach to making art, highlights the key characters surrounding the New York mid-century art scene and reveals the intriguing relationship between Pollock’s painting and the covert activities of the Cold War.
Forceful, intense and visionary – in an incredibly short and turbulent life Jackson Pollock changed painting forever. This vivid graphic novel delves into his pioneering physical approach to making art, highlights the key characters surrounding the New York mid-century art scene and reveals the intriguing relationship between Pollock’s painting and the covert activities of the Cold War.