This lesson stresses the importance of unity and variety in artwork. It shows examples by Jackson Pollock and a variety of othe

1. Lesson by Mrs. Artman

2. Ben Jones, Black Face and Arm Unit,
1971. Painted plaster, twelve life-size plaster
casts.

3. The Great Figure
Among the rain
and light
I saw the figure 5
in gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gong clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city.
Poem by William Carlos
Williams

4. Jackson Pollock.
Shimmering Substance
(Sounds in the Grass
Series). 1946. Oil on
Canvas, 30X24"

5. • JACKSON POLLOCK, Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist),
1950. Oil, enamel, and
• aluminum paint on canvas, 7’ 3” x 9’ 10”. National
Gallery of Art, Washington

6. Photo of Jackson
Pollock (1912-56)
painting.

7. Project Instructions
• Create a picture with unity and variety using
various sponge shapes and colors of paint.
• Plan your drawing mentally with a few chosen
shapes and colors.
• Dip sponge into the paint and press down
lightly on paper. Use the same shape and
color to add design to another area.
• Repeat to create an interesting composition.

8. UNITY___________
VARIETY___________