Jackson Mona Lisa - The Elephant in the Room 13

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The Elephant in the Room Series.

Jackson, the expressive individual, admires the Mona Lisa:

*Paul Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was a painter belonging to the abstract expressionist movement. His method and style was explained as 'drip technique', which involved haphazardly splashing household paint onto a canvas laid out on the floor, thus allowing him to view and create his works of art from a variety of angles. This form of expressive abstraction divided critics. Some provided consenting approval by denoting the 'immediacy' of his 'creation', while others criticised what they regarded to be only random and chaotic effects.

It is a curious fact of history that Pollock's apparently primordial mode of art creation in the 1940s and 1950s 'evolved' centuries later than the painstakingly figurative execution of the 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci, a work that involved accurate observation and demanding draughtsmanship.

The eventual success of Pollock's seemingly random style resulted in the sale of his painting titled 'Number 17A' in 2016 and was reported to have cost the buyer $200 million in a private purchase. However, the 'Mona Lisa' is said to be valued at more than $1 billion.