Who (and What) Influenced Jackson Pollock’s Drip Paintings? Jackson Pollock is one of the most influential painters of all time, with his iconic ‘drip’ paintings and fearless attitude towards pushing the conventional boundaries of art inspiring artists and creatives around the world even today – not least myself, with my own range of Jackson Pollock-inspired …
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Who was the First Action Painter? Who Gave Pollock the Idea? Jackson Pollock is one of the most recognisable artists of all time and widely credited with pioneering the concept of ‘action painting’, and making the process of producing an artwork a key feature of the art itself. But was he the first person to …
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How to Describe Jackson Pollock’s Style of Painting Few artists in history have made such a splash when breaking through to mainstream recognition as Jackson Pollock, whose explosive, paint-splattered creations shocked, wowed and confused viewers and art critics in equal measure. But what exactly was his style of painting, and how exactly should we describe …
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What Tools Did Jackson Pollock Paint With? Jackson Pollock was best known for his mesmerising ‘drip’ paintings and for his technique of drizzling his paint over the canvas – without actually making contact with his surface. But just what equipment did he use to drip, pour and throw his paint? I previously discussed what he …
What Medium AND Materials did Jackson Pollock Paint With? American painter Jackson Pollock is best known for his explosive “drip” or “action” paintings, in which he would pour and throw paint over his canvases while they lay strewn over his studio floor. His paintings are mesmerising webs of layered and tangled paint that their viewer …
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Choosing The Right Size For Your Painting: 6 Things To Help Producing a painting is hard. The creative process is full of tough artistic choices and decision-making. One of the most important decisions when producing an artwork is made at the very start: what size to make your painting. Before we commit our heart and …
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Some of Jackson Pollock’s Most Expensive Paintings Listed Jackson Pollock is best known for his ‘drip’ paintings which were created around the mid-20th century. His life and career was tragically cut short by a car accident in 1956 but, having pioneered the ‘action painting’ movement in the US, his paintings have only increased in notoriety …
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Where Do People Buy Art? Here are Some Popular Locations Art is an industry and product that many people admire and are curious about, but also one that many feel they don’t understand much about. One of the first questions asked is where people buy art. As a successful, multi-channel selling artist over the last …
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Welcome to Confessions Of A Pop Artist, my first blog which I have started to bring you the inside story of my art brand, By Kerwin. Through this blog I’ll be bringing you information about my artwork and painting style, as well as key tips and insights that have helped me successfully grow By Kerwin …
Kerwin Art Video Interview with Access Creative College UK In December 2022 I filmed this video interview with Access Creative College in Norwich, providing advice to their students and aspiring creatives in their colleges across the UK. For vibrant and colourful action-painted, Jackson Pollock-inspired artwork, you can explore and shop from my range of pop …
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Kerwin’s International Exhibition Debut, New York City 2022 The Other Art Fair, New York City – The Knockdown Centre, Brooklyn, 2 – 5 June 2022 It was fantastic to exhibit my By Kerwin paintings and artwork internationally for the first time in New York City between 2-5 June 2022 at Saatchi Art’s The Other Art …
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What Is The Other Art Fair? How Do I Apply To Exhibit? Plus, tips for artists exhibiting at The Other Art Fair from UK artist Kerwin Blackburn In June 2021 I appeared with my By Kerwin range of Jackson Pollock-inspired paintings and artwork at The Other Art Fair for the first time, which was also …
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Creative Review Magazine: Is It Still Possible For Creatives To Sell Out? “We’ve been trying to sell out for years. Nobody’s buying,” Jerry Garcia famously said. With increasing collaborations between artists and ‘the establishment’ is the notion of selling out obsolete? And did it ever even exist in the first place? Article By Hazel Davis Expanding …
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By Kerwin Crypt Exhibition at Norwich School, Feb-March 2022 ‘Lights, Canvas, Action III: Homecoming’, The Crypt Gallery, Norwich School, Norfolk 23 February – 11 March 2022 I exhibited in my hometown of Norwich in early 2022, in my longest and biggest art exhibition to date, at the Crypt Gallery at Norwich School between February and …
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Ecommerce Age: How We Built It – Artist and Retailer Kerwin Blackburn 1. Elevator pitch – tell us about your brand By Kerwin is my range of exciting, action-painted acrylic pop art paintings, prints and merchandise. My hand-drawn, handpainted original portrait paintings capture some of music and pop culture’s biggest icons in my unique signature …
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Norwich Evening News: By Kerwin Show at The Crypt Gallery Norwich School alumni returns to The Crypt Gallery with new show The Crypt Gallery at Norwich School is hosting the work of Norfolk-born Kerwin Blackburn, in a new exhibition. Jackson Pollock-inspired paintings will fill the space with colour in Lights, Canvas, Action: Homecoming III. An ex-student …
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