In Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm (Figure 3-3), the impasto (the protruding paint) lies noticeably on top of a smoothly textured brownish background. Suppose there were no impasto. Would this have made a...

In Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm (Figure 3-3), the impasto (the protruding paint) lies noticeably on top of a smoothly textured brownish background. Suppose there were no impasto. Would this have made a signifi cant diff erence? If so, why?

Figure 3-3