Pollock
Out of context: Reply #10
- Started
- Last post
- 19 Responses
- Kiubo20
Pollock is important for several reasons. I havent seen the movie and am unsure of how they portray him as man. In fact, I think to some extent it is irrelevent from an art history standpoint. His work is important enough to stand alone without the context of his lifestyle. From what I have learned, Pollock was a precursor to performance art. The process he took for his work was just as important if not more than the actual finished product. He documented extensively the proccess. He compared it to rituals similar to aboriginal ceremonies. I dont think you can seperate the two. Also, Pollock continued to exploit the "de-skilling of the artist" which really began to take foothold during impressionism and reached its pinnacle wih duchamp and "the fountain". But, like i said, i havent seen the movie and not sure what they say about his work.