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Jackson Pollock Quotes


Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen.

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.