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DID HE MAKE SNOWMEN - Jackson Pollock bio - giclee print

DID HE MAKE SNOWMEN - Jackson Pollock bio - giclee print

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+++ Title +++
Did He Make Snowmen

+++ Artist +++
Erik Maldre

+++ Artist Statement +++
Jackson Pollock biography/Erik Maldre autobiography

There is a huge myth surrounding Jackson Pollock due to the sweeping elemental forces merging with rugged gallantry surrounding his work and public image. Yet, we actually know very little about his life outside of the ferociously poetic painting, excess boozing and shattered womanizing. He's such a captivating figure that I aspire for unknown information about him. I want to know what other things he has done in his life. I want to know how he felt about broad issues and also about common, everyday items. I want to know if he collected nickels. I want to know if he ever stole some khakis. I want to know if he ever visited London.

As I formulate these questions, they most often relate back to my personal experiences. So, in essence, I am fusing my study of Jackson Pollock with an expression of my life. Some questions are inquisitive such as "did he like donuts". Some are relatable such as "did he lose his keys". And some become boastful. For example "did he fix cameras" incites that I did something that he couldn't do. It's these questions that I must infuse into visual form.

How to communicate these thoughts? Well, the best starting point is to examine what made Pollock famous in the first place. That's his Abstract Expressionist "drip" paintings. I have decided to use that as the foundation of this series. Certainly this is a mute exercise on many levels. It's almost impossible to enter the same level of subconscious freedom that Pollock experience simply because of the 50 years of history that follow his work. To simply replicate his work is only a plagiarized exercise in unoriginality.

Alas, I'm not attempting to paint Abstract Expressionist paintings. This is an autobiography of myself and a biography of Pollock. The Abstract Expressionist technique is simply a means for the viewer to connect my questions on Pollock's life with Pollock himself. His drip style is unmistakable. So it's to my advantage that it is terribly cliche to replicate Pollock's paintings. I need that recognizability factor for people to associate my questions with Pollock.

Large 2' by 4' paintings were made in the same manner Pollock was famous for by placing the work surface and the ground and applying the paint in a ritualisitic manner around the developing shrine. The next step was to dissect these large paintings into 5x7 and 8x10 pieces. When studying a large topic, one must attack it piece by piece; so this series follows a similar approach. Each sliced painting becomes a facet in the study of Pollock allowing me to investigate many areas of his life. Each painting becomes a journal entry. That's why the questions are painted directly on top of the painting. The focal point becomes the study of the life of Jackson Pollock and a study in the life of myself.

Yet, when it's all said and done, all these paintings are just questions. I propose no direct answers in the paintings (or do I? I purposely put no question marks in the paintings). The only answers attained are the ones that the viewer brings to the work. That sounds a lot like what Pollock's paintings do on a postmodernist level.

+++ Size +++
print size: 5x7"
finished paper size: 8.5x11"
The white border on the print allows for easy framing.

+++ Edition +++
Signed and numbered by the artist from the numbered limited edition of 50

+++ Medium +++
Glicee print.
Professionally printed on Museo MAX fine art archival paper with UltraChrome K3 archival inks

+++ About Giclee +++
Giclee is a high-resolution, high-fidelity print produced on archival paper from an archival ink-based, large-format printer. Glicee prints are superior to traditional lithography. The range, or "gamut", of color is far beyond the capabilities of lithography. Details are crisper and better defined. The result is a longer-lasting, richer print.

+++ About the paper +++
Crane & Co., the worldwide leader in 100% cotton papers, manufactures Museo MAX - the world's most reliable archive fine art paper. Museo papers are acid-fee and are made from 100% cotton fibers (the purest source of cellulose) using naturally occurring pure Artesian well water. It is buffered with calcium carbonate (which prevents environmental acidification). It contains no optical brightener additives (OBA) unlike other "archive" fine art papers. Museo papers display outstanding long-term color and grayscale performance.

Museo papers, made in the U.S.A., are superior to every other cotton rag inkjet paper available worldwide, including the most premium, professional brands from Europe including Hahnemühle and Arches.

All Museo papers meet the demanding needs of the finest image-makers, galleries and museums, plus The Library of Congress and ISO standards for permanence.

Museo MAX combines break-through technology with the finest ingredients to bring you a paper that is crafted to archival standards while achieving maximum density, maximum gamut, and maximum tonal range resulting in bright, vivid accurate colors with subtle shadow details lasting for generations.

Paper stats:
- 100% cotton
- internally buffered
- no optical brighteners
- acid-free
- pH: 7.9-8.5
- weight: 250 gsm
- caliper: 0.15" (a nice, thick feel)
- velina finish
- flake-free coating
- brightness: 91

+++ About the ink +++
Epson's 8-color UltraChrome K3 ink set incorporates three unique levels of black, which along with new color pigment technology, dramatically improves both color and black and white prints. K3 ink demonstrates amazing color fidelity and scratch resistance, while providing stable color output.

Incorporating high-density pigments, Epson UltraChrome K3 produces prints with an extremely wide color gamut allowing the reproduction of colors that were originally envisioned at the point of capture. With its expanded color gamut and breakthrough 8-color system, no other ink set can reproduce the three dimensional lifelike quality and stunning photographic feel of Epson UltraChrome K3.

Epson UltraChrome K3 ink has improved print permanence characteristics that provide lightfastness ratings of up to 108 years for color and over 200 years for black and white under rigorous industry accepted display conditions. Epson UltraChrome K3 ink provides the industry's best quality output and longevity enabling the display and sales of prints to the most demanding professional clients.

+++ Guarantee +++
I have personally created, inspected, approved, and signed this print so you are guaranteed the highest quality art. Satisfaction is guaranteed or a refund (minus shipping costs) will be given.

+++ Copyright +++
All artwork by Erik Maldre is copyrighted and may not be produced in any form without his written permission. All rights of reproduction stay with Erik Maldre.

+++ Payment +++
Payment to be received within 10 days or item may be relisted. Personal check payments will require TWO WEEKS for the check to clear before item is shipped.

+++ Shipping +++
Print is shipped flat. See shipping costs below.
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+++ Misc. +++
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Added on Oct 08, 2009