The artwork above is a painting done by an American Artist named Jackson Pollock. Jackson Pollock was born in 1912, in Wyoming. Pollock suffered from depression and alcoholism. His constant battle within himself is reflected in his broad, sometimes disturbing canvases, such as his painting "Circumcision" shown above. "Circumcision" was an abstract painting done in oil in 1946. It is currently displayed in the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation Gallery in Venice, Italy. His use of boring, bland colors shows that there was not a lot of color in his life or mind; everything was very bland. If you look closely at the painting, you can see various faces with different expressions on them. A lot of them look as if they are screaming. Screaming is usually associated with depression, whether it's screaming for attention, screaming for help, or just screaming because they're so stressed. The figured in the painting are posed stiffly. The characters around the border are observing what seems to be a scene of violence in the center of the canvas. The title of the painting, “circumcision”, was suggested by Lee Krasner after the work of art was completed.