Jackson Pollock: Memories Arrested in Space - Softcover

Gray, Martin; Gray, James Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891661329 ISBN 13: 9781891661327

Publisher: Santa Monica Press, 2004

Synopsis

Jackson Pollock: Memories Arrested in Space is Martin Gray’s remarkable biographical poem on the life of the dynamic and controversial American painter. The narrative chronicles the reckless, adventurous, and often desperate life of the twentieth century’s most pivotal American artist, from his beginnings in the American northwest through his pioneering of a revolutionary new painting technique that came to be known as Abstract Expressionism to his death at the wheel of a car on Long Island when he was only 44 years old.

Written entirely in iambic trimeter (the same meter that Gray used to write about Charlie Parker’s life and work in his internationally acclaimed Blues for Bird), Gray’s biographical poem runs more than 3,000 lines.

In Jackson Pollock: Memories Arrested in Space, Gray captures the essence of the brilliant yet tortured artist in language that reflects a Pollock painting: spontaneous, beautiful, and haunting, with bursts of energy that touch the soul and make it soar. Art and poetry lovers alike will rejoice in Gray’s homage to a true American icon.

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Review:

"Combines scholarship of informed research with inspired analysis, while constantly evincing an egaging flair for narrative. A truly brilliant study!" -- Bernard M. Jackson, Reach

"I would recommend this book as an entertaining overview of the life of one of modern art's legends." -- Wild Violet

"The poem approaches literary brilliance in approximating the mock-heroism of an Alexander Pope." -- The Fullosia

"This is a provocative book. And all the better for it." -- The Journal

"This is a work of pure genius . . . I highly recommend this valuable volume." -- Penny Lynn Dunn, Editor, Tacenda

Synopsis:

This epic biographical poem chronicles the life of the dynamic and controversial American painter Jackson Pollock. The magnificent narrative chronicles Pollock's reckless, adventurous, and often desperate life, from his beginnings in the American northwest through his pioneering of a revolutionary new painting technique that came to be known as Abstract Expressionism to his death behind the wheel of a car on Long Island when he was only 44 years old. Written entirely in iambic trimeter, the poem captures the essence of the brilliant yet tortured artist in language that is as breathtaking as a Pollock painting: spontaneous, beautiful, and haunting, with bursts of energy that touch the soul and make it soar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Santa Monica Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1891661329
• ISBN 13: 9781891661327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216