The photography of German photographer Hans Namuth is largely credited for Pollock’s rise to fame, and as the painter gained a higher profile, along with Abstract Expressionism in general, Namuth returned to capture Pollock’s “action painting” on video for the short documentary below. In a cinematically brilliant move, Namuth asked Pollock to create a painting on glass, so that he could film underneath, giving the viewer the experience of actually being the canvas. Lacking a lighting crew, they shot in the cold Long Island expanse of grassland outside of Pollock’s home.
Title | Jackson Pollock 51 |
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Year | 1951 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
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Cast | Jackson Pollock |
Crew | Morton Feldman (Music), Hans Namuth (Director), Paul Falkenberg (Producer), Daniel Stern (Musician), Hans Namuth (Producer), Hans Namuth (Cinematography) |
Keyword | art, short film |
Release | Jul 19, 1951 |
Runtime | 11 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |