Jackson Pollock's Mural
Commissioned by art collector and dealer Peggy Guggenheim for the entry
to her New York City apartment in 1943,Mural by
is considered one of the iconic
paintings of the twentieth century. Now in the collection of the University of
Iowa Museum of Art, it represents a transitional moment in Pollock's career, as
he moved toward an experimental application of paint. Following extensive study
and treatment at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute,
this exhibition (11.03.2014 - 01.06.2014) presents the newly conserved work alongside findings from the
Getty's research.
Mural came to the Getty in July 2012 for study and
conservation, providing a rare opportunity to look closely at the painting's
material structure, and to explore the paints Pollock used and how they were
applied. The study reveals an artist who combined traditional materials and
methods of application with more-unconventional ones. It is one of the artist's
largest paintings, and the scale of Mural allowed
Pollock to develop innovative methods of paint application that would later
become the hallmark of his style. (Text: Getty Museum)