jackson pollock children drip patterns study 2716954

A new study published in *Frontiers of Physics* analyzed paintings created during a 2003 'Dripfest' experiment, where children aged 4–6 and adults aged 18–25 were asked to splatter paint like Jackson Pollock. Using fractal and lacunarity analysis, researchers found that adults produced denser, more intricate patterns, while children's paintings were more clustered and smaller in scale, likely due to differences in biomechanical balance and coordination. Notably, Pollock's own fractal values fell near the children's range, suggesting his physical limitations influenced his technique.