By Lambe Lamis 
American painter Jackson Pollock was a pioneer of ‘Abstract Expressionism.’ He painted his groundbreaking operate, “Number 1 (Lavender Mist),” in 1950, on a enormous canvas of 7’3″ x 9’10”, employing an innovative design of ‘Drip’ portray. “Variety 1 (Lavender Mist)” is a mesmerizing explosion of colours, such as light-weight blue, dusty pink, gray, white, and black, which as a mix together impart a lavender hue. Hence, artwork critic Clement Greenberg gave it the title “Lavender Mist.”
There is a distinctive absence of any subject issue or context in the painting. Jackson Pollock intended the viewers to decipher the painting as for each their own subconscious. In harmony, Pollock just numbered his portray rather of naming it, mainly because he wanted his operate to be seen without any pre-conceived thoughts. “Variety 1 (Lavender Mist)” seems like an intricate web of colours, spread violently in excess of the canvas. Pollock simply positioned the canvas on the floor and then poured and splattered paint randomly all above it. He walked all all-around the canvas when functioning on the sample instinctively.
Thanks to the gestural nature of his design and style of painting, he was known as an ‘action painter.’ He made use of his arms, brushes, sticks, knives, or even trowels to manipulate the dribbling colors. Pollack claimed that there was no incident in his portray and the spirally irregular weave of hues designed by splashing paint experienced a controlled rhythm to it. There are many handprints on the higher edges of the painting, on the other hand it is not recognized if they are purposeful. Pollock used enamel household paint for “Selection 1 (Lavender Mist),” as he found its regularity smoother and less complicated to get the job done with, as compared to the thickness of oil paint.
The art globe been given Jackson’s “Number 1 (Lavender Mist)” with blended feelings. A amount of artwork fans adored Pollock’s operate, when some critics only dismissed it as a lousy joke. At a look, “Range 1 (Lavender Mist)” may perhaps show up merely like a piece of granite, but when noticed diligently, the effective chaos of shades kindles unconscious feelings. The painting identified a lot of interpretations. Some persons felt the painting appeared like a photograph of astronomical view of galaxies. There was a controversial viewpoint that Pollock had been wondering of a nuclear holocaust even though portray “Selection 1 (Lavender Mist)” and experienced depicted the aerial watch of a blasted city.
Jackson Pollock perfected the approach of channelizing his spontaneous energy with his sub aware temper to manipulate paint and develop the remarkable and inimitable “Selection 1 (Lavender Mist).” The portray is presently housed at the National Gallery of Artwork in Washington, DC.