Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) – Jackson Pollock

by Jackson Pollock (1950, enamel paint on canvas, 266.7 x 525.8 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
This painting, an example of Pollock’s “poured-painting” style, was featured in the 1980 BBC Two series 100 Great Paintings.
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 am
No doubt this is what the floor of the Sistine Chapel looked like immediately after Michelangelo had finished painting the ceiling.
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Yes, Buonarotti would have done the ceiling that way, but unfortunately paint doesn’t drip upwards.
October 22, 2025 at 12:34 pm
Bit of a difference in their entropies…