Saturday, November 15, 2008
Abstract Expressionism
"Autumn Rhythm" by Jackson Pollock (1950) is a work of no real forms. There are no trees or people, and the whole piece is the subject mater, not just one spot or section. Many people find his pieces to not be art, their scattered reasons for their assumptions is not important. Their definition of art and my definition of art are different, I find Pollock's work to be quite brilliant in its own right. One must look at the way Pollock's pieces are made and not just the end product that is hung on the wall. Due to his piece being made line by line with no pre-sketches or plans, the finished product becomes some what of a journey. By looking at the lines first created and working your way line by line to the last line, you can reenacted the way Pollock painted that particular piece. Seeing one color work its way across the canvas passing another color, then trailing down, etc... it engulfs you in the one of a kind story of the creation of the work. Which causes his works to be timeless.
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I am one who has struggled with Pollock's not that I don't think they are art but more that I can't relate to them. You make a good point however, at how I should try the next time I have the opportunity.
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