The Math Shows Jackson Pollock Painted Like a Child Would

The Math Shows Jackson Pollock Painted Like a Child Would

Jackson Pollock’s paintings look like beautiful accidents. The 20th-century painter spilled, drizzled, and flung paint from brushes, cans, syringes, and sticks at canvases laid out on the floor in seemingly haphazard and unchoreographed fashion. The resulting blizzards of emotion and color dazzled audiences and made him famous. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . But while art lovers admire the work, scientists ha…