Blue (Moby Dick), made around 1943 in gouache and ink on composition board, represents one of the fundamental steps in Pollock's transition towards Abstract Expressionism. The composition is dominated by a deep blue, overlaid with fluid, contorted forms in yellow, black, white and occasional orange accents: these elements create a dynamic, almost agitated whole that evokes sensations of depth and movement.
Despite its abstract appearance, symbolic suggestions and forms recalling marine imagery or natural phenomena emerge, probably an allusion to the epic of the sea and to primordial energy: the title, with its reference to Moby Dick, amplifies the sense of voyage, struggle, chaos and psychological depths. The overall effect is powerful and evocative: the viewer is transported into a dense visual universe, charged with tension and hidden meanings, between dream, subconscious and myth.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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