Revolutions of industry and upturning of political ideals, the tyranny and anarchy experienced in Europe led to a new way of lie, socially economically and culturally. The industrial revolution moved jobs from an agrarian background to the city’s were the jobs were. This is called urbanisation. The workers who moved from the agricultural way of life, were poorer, often uneducated. The invention of photography, a pictorial way to show reality also brought around huge change.
‘From today, painting is dead' – Paul Delaroche in response to seeing a daguerreotype in 1839
This brought about the end of romanticism, and renaissance. Large-scale realistic heroic depictions were now redundant and painters started to be free to explore and express themselves. The industrial revolution brought about radical social change, people were aware that they were being taken advantage of
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To try and overcome his alcoholism he underwent Jungian psychotherapy, this can clearly be seen in his artworks from the time. I feel his black pouring technique clearly relates to his mental state at the time, he went from colourful drip panting’s to canvasses of mainly black smears, I feel he was perhaps compelled to revitalise himself after a dark period and did the complete opposite to what was usually known to do.
Pollock’s paintings were large scale often the length of a wall; this meant they had a big impression. They also made you look closer, made you analyse little segments of his work, while often your eyes would dart around trying to fathom the meaning of this colossal artwork before you. His art is often considered to be an expression of his thoughts, an unorganised random movement leading to his “masterpieces’. The use of unprecedented materials such as glass, show a sign of destruction a masquerade for the true emotions behind the compelling