Pollock, Picasso and the primitive

Author

Langhorne, Elizabeth L.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art history. 1989, Num. 1, Vol. 12, p. 66-92, 26 ill.

ISSN

0141-6790

Abstract (en)

Examines Pollock's reaction to Picasso through a detailed analysis of three works of 1940-41: Bird (New York, Museum of Modern Art), Birth (Lee Krasner collection), and Naked Man (private collection). Picasso presented Pollock with an example of how to explore the variety of meaning in symbolic images. Evidence is adduced from Pollock's Jungian analysis. His interest in the plumed serpent motif, Yoga, the American Indian, and Shamanism are central elements in the transformation which followed his initial exposure to Picasso.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• United States
• 1900-2000
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Collections
• Plumed serpent
• Indians of North America
• Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956
• Painting
• Primitivism
• Iconography
• Psychoanalysis
• Birth
• Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984
• Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
• Yoga
• Symbolism
• Shamanism
• Jung, Carl Gustav, 1875-1961
• Influence

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Etats-Unis
• 1900-2000
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Collections
• Serpent à plumes
• Indiens d'Amérique du Nord
• Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956
• Peinture
• Primitivisme
• Iconographie
• Psychanalyse
• La Naissance
• Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984
• Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
• Yoga
• Symbolisme
• Chamanisme
• Jung, Carl Gustav, 1875-1961
• Influence

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00446396

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