Jackson Pollock Word Search
This Jackson Pollock word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: ABSTRACT, EXPRESSIONISM, ACTIONPAINTING, GESTURAL, DRIP, SPLATTER, POUR, ENCAUSTIC, HOUSEPAINT, SAND, MURAL, NUMBER1A.
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Jackson Pollock word list, defined
- ABSTRACT /ˈæbstrækt/ (adjective & noun); /æbˈstrækt/ (verb) · adjective, noun, verb
- Existing in thought or as an idea rather than as something concrete or tangible; not representing any particular real object. As a verb, to remove or separate something, or to consider something theoretically apart from its concrete instances. Related: theoretical, conceptual, intangible, nonrepresentational.
- EXPRESSIONISM /ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪzəm/ — stress falls on the second syllable; the ending is the standard '-ism' suffix. · noun
- An artistic movement, chiefly in early 20th-century painting, literature, theatre, and film, in which artists sought to express intense subjective emotion and inner experience rather than depict objective reality, often through distortion, exaggeration, and vivid or jarring colour. More generally, a style or approach characterized by such emotional self-expression. Related: expressionistic style, emotionalism, subjectivism, abstract art.
- GESTURAL /ˈdʒɛstʃərəl/ · adjective
- Relating to or characterized by gestures; involving or characterized by movement of the body or limbs to convey meaning or expression. Related: gestic, kinetic, motor, physical.
- DRIP /drɪp/ · verb
- To fall or let fall in small drops; to leak or shed liquid drop by drop. As a noun, it denotes a drop of liquid, the sound of falling drops, or an apparatus for administering fluids into the body. Related: dribble, trickle, leak, seep.
- SPLATTER /splætər/ · verb, noun
- To scatter or spread something, especially liquid, in a messy or irregular way. A mark or spot made by something splashing or spilling. Related: spatter, splash, spray, stain.
- POUR /pʊər/ · verb
- To cause (a liquid) to flow from one container to another, typically by tilting the container or using a pouring device. To flow or fall in a steady stream. Related: flow, stream, drip, trickle.
- ENCAUSTIC /ɪnˈkɔːstɪk/ · adjective & noun
- Of a painting technique or pigment, done using colors mixed with hot wax that are fixed by heat. As a noun, it refers to a work of art produced by this wax-based painting method. Related: wax-based, wax-painted.
- SAND /sænd/ · noun, verb
- A naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. To cover or smooth with sand, especially to make something more comfortable or to conceal its surface. Related: grit, dust, powder, gravel.
- MURAL /ˈmʊərəl/ · noun
- A painting or design on a wall or other large surface, typically in a public place. A large painting or design on a wall or other surface, especially one that is outdoors. Related: painting, design, artwork, fresco.
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