Jackson Pollock

I am a force of nature.

Energy and motion made visible. Memories arrested in space.

Painting is a state of being.

I put my energy on the canvas. I don't give a damn about what people think.

I work from the inside out, like a volcano.

It's not about what you see, but what you feel.

I'm not interested in illustrating my emotions.

I'm not an illustrator. I'm a painter.

Painting is a physical act.

I'm not trying to impose my will on nature.

I'm just a medium, a channel.

The canvas is an arena.

I don't paint for myself. I paint for the world.

I'm not a conscious artist.

I'm just trying to make a painting.

I have a need to paint.

The painting grows out of the brush.

I'm not interested in self-expression.

I'm not a symbolist.

I'm not trying to tell a story.