The Physics of Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock, one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century, revolutionized abstract expressionist painting in the mid-20th century with his unique "drip" technique -- masterpieces of densely tangled lines of color that Pollock often created from thinned household enamel paints. Now, an experimental technique developed by fluid dynamicists at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City may help reveal exactly how Pollock produced certain features in his paintings.

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