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The Elephant in the Room Series.
Jackson, the expressive individual, admires the Mona Lisa:
*Paul Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was a painter belonging to the abstract expressionist movement. His method and style was explained as 'drip technique', which involved haphazardly splashing household paint onto a canvas laid out on the floor, thus allowing him to view and create his works of art from a variety of angles. This form of expressive abstraction divided critics. Some provided consenting approval by denoting the 'immediacy' of his 'creation', while others criticised what they regarded to be only random and chaotic effects.
It is a curious fact of history that Pollock's apparently primordial mode of art creation in the 1940s and 1950s 'evolved' centuries later than the painstakingly figurative execution of the 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci, a work that involved accurate observation and demanding draughtsmanship.
The eventual success of Pollock's seemingly random style resulted in the sale of his painting titled 'Number 17A' in 2016 and was reported to have cost the buyer $200 million in a private purchase. However, the 'Mona Lisa' is said to be valued at more than $1 billion.
Background Information about Neil Stanton
Neil Stanton was born and raised in the mining town of Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire and now lives in Longridge, Lancashire.
He completed his foundation year at Doncaster College of Art and then gained a BA Hons Graphic Design & Illustration at De Montfort University in Leicester, where he later went on to become a visiting lecturer, having already carved out a successful commercial career in publishing and advertising.
As a professional freelance digital illustrator and photo-retoucher since 2007, he has worked for many well-known high street brands.
His creative art images are drawn from a wide variety of inspiration and his own personal view of the world, touching on many different subjects which may be as varied as the alleged randomness of Darwinianism to the tension between perception and beauty.
The style of his work ranges from painterly/abstract effects to the surreal, or hyper-realism of almost photographic quality and can at times be described as enigmatic, often carrying hints of irony and 'tongue-in-cheek' humour.
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