Full Fathom Five (1947) is one of the first mature works in which Jackson Pollock fully develops the dripping technique, transforming the painted surface into a dense, pulsating field of energy. The canvas, worked on the floor, becomes the site of a free gesturality in which black and silver enamels and earthy tones interweave in an intricate web of lines, drips and splashes. The apparently chaotic composition reveals a rhythmic structure that draws the eye into its depths, evoking the idea of a stormy sea or a psychic abyss.
The work marks a radical turning point: no longer representation, but process, gesture, total immersion in matter, anticipating the essence of American Abstract Expressionism.
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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