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No Limits, Just Edges:
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No Limits, Just Edges: Jackson Pollock Paintings on Paper, an exhibition of approximately 65 works drawn from private and public collections in the USA is currently on display at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City. |
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This is an exploration of Jackson Pollock as draftsman. His works on paper are considered, in this exhibit, as an essential component of the artist's transformation of the traditional figurative line into a non-figurative graphic expression. |
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In his lifetime Jackson Pollock created nearly seven hundred works on paper in a multitude of mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, gouache and collage. Towards the end of his life he began an exploration of poured enamel on paper.
Untitled, ca. 1952
Artist: Jackson Pollock (American 1912-1956)
Medium: Ink and Gouache on Howell Paper
Dimensions: 17 7/8 x 22 inches
Permanent Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Gift of Lee Krasner in memory of Jackson Pollock.
Photo: Digital Image, the Museum of Modern Art/Liscensed by SCALA/Art Resource, N.Y.
© 2006 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Image Courtesy: The Guggenheim Museum, New York
His first solo exhibition in the Daylight Gallery of Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery, was held in November 1943. At that solo show Pollock displayed both paintings and drawings. This was done for two reasons, the first, practicality, smaller works generally were easier to sell. The second was that the artist was convinced that his works on canvas and on paper deserved equal time as expressions of his creativity.
Abstract Painting, 1943
Artist: Jackson Pollock (American 1912-1956)
Medium: Oil, Ink and Pink Paper on Paper
Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 21 inches
Courtesy Robert Miller Gallery
© 2006 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Image Courtesy: The Guggenheim Museum, New York
In the words of exhibition Curator Susan Davidson, “‘No limits, just edges’—Pollock’s own words—aptly defines this collection of bold and colorful paintings on paper. The phrase ‘drawing into painting’ has often been used to characterize Pollock’s small-scale endeavors. The works are referred to as paintings on paper to emphasize that Pollock’s working method did not necessarily vary from drawing to painting. This show is not about traditional drawing per se. The line–whether pencil, ink, or enamel paint—vigorously extends beyond the support’s edge, offering the viewer a glimpse into a larger realm. By bringing together nearly 70 of the approximately 700 extant works on paper, No Limits, Just Edges: Jackson Pollock Paintings on Paper provides a unique opportunity to celebrate Pollock’s gesture on an intimate scale.”
No Limits, Just Edges:
Jackson Pollock: Paintings on Paper
Guggenheim Museum, New York:
through September 29, 2006