Abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, like many of our heroes, had a penchant for destruction. While he may have only lived until the ripe ol’ age of 44 when his alcoholism finally got the better of him and he crashed his car while under the influence, he remains one of America’s greatest and most influential painters.
The lightest of our collection, this single speed bike pays homage to Convergence – his 1952 painting said to be about freedom of speech. It is a bike made for the true art lover.
“The modern artist… is working and expressing an inner world – in other words – expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces.”
– Jackson Pollock
“When I am in a painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. It is only after a sort of ‘get acquainted’ period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc, because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise, there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”
– Jackson Pollock