“I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.”
More from Jackson Pollock on Art
“The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.”
“Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.”
“Every good painter paints what he is.”
“every good artist paints what he is”
“Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.”
“The painting has a life of its own”
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