Comments on: Crapping on What You Love, Continued: Modern Art, Specifically Jackson Pollock

By: E. Okubaru

E. Okubaru — Sat, 24 May 2008 01:00:54 +0000

Hey, Jose, I agree with ya. Norman Rockwell lived here in New York during the Depression and painted a world that looked they it was supposed to be.
Also, a bad Jackson Pollock could look truly horrendous, but a good one is great, don’t ask me why… I had a (ridiculous) theory about why people like Mr. Pollock’s painting on my blog. Check it out if you have time!
http://web.mac.com/eokubaru/Dutis_Blog/Blog/Entries/2008/5/16_Jackson_Pollock%3A_the_ultimate_Rorschach_Test.html

Peace! Great article!

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:22:11 +0000

Alice, I love some of his stuff, and just get a kick out of the rest.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:16:14 +0000

well i love norman rockwell

By: LP

LP — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:31:06 +0000

JOSE!!!!

This just in. You can create your own pollock (or bollocks) I kid you not. Go to jacksonpollock.org and drag your mouse.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:44:44 +0000

I think Pollock already beat you to it, LP. But give it a shot.

By: LP

LP — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:59:48 +0000

I am thinking “Studies in feline creativity” could be my tkt to 15 min of fame. Think of it. Cat puke as art. With 4 furry friends, lots of options that resemble Pollock’s irregular drippings come my way. Plus, plenty o peeps luvz da kitties…

By: zenpvnk

zenpvnk — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:19:36 +0000

can i get the hi-res of your ‘red square’?

By: Medium Happiness

Medium Happiness — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:48:39 +0000

That quote from the NY Times is noxious. Holy shit.

The thing is, I think, 1/3 of the way through the 20th century art started to take a turn for bullshit, that’s when people like Pollack, Rothko, Klien, etc. started churning out their post-modern “art.” You know you’re going to see this crap at a place like the MoMa so you can’t really get too mad, plus, Americana art like Rockwell, in all fairness, doesn’t have a place in the MoMa because even thought modernism may stink, it’s not modern.

If you want to get enraged over some art, by the way, go to the galleries in Chelsea, as I ill-advisedly did, and you will see bullshit bar none. That place is a stuffy land of ass holes.

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:45:48 +0000

Thanks, Danzig. The painting for today on that site was very cool and I will post an image of it after this comment. Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder, for sure. I am not opposed to that as much as the mavens guarding the door deciding what is hot and what is not when they clearly have no better idea than anybody else. Anywho’s, from the site Artist a Day, a cool painting:

By: Danzig

Danzig — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:35:45 +0000

http://www.artistaday.com/

cool art on here. beauty is in the eye of the beholder.