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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Jackson Pollock

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Jackson Pollock
Age: 44 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 28
Died: 1956
Died: August 11
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As to what I would like to be, it is difficult to say. An artist of some kind. If nothing else I shall always study the Arts.
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When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.
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People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell.
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