I laugh every time as I remember that line from the Jackson POLLOCK movie “Picasso sucks!” I was so surprised that someone would have the audacity to say that about Picasso.
Pollock overturned tables of tradition and old ideas with his drip paintings and he opened the possibility of freshness.
It’s noteworthy that one of Pollock paintings No. 5, 1948 was auctioned off at record sales of 140m more than any Picasso or Van Gogh.
http://www.karemar.com/blog/top-ten-10-most-expensive-paintings-all-time-w-pics
” The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art. “Jackson Pollock
My question is: Was his self destructive nature necessary? Did it add to the creative process and validity of his art work????
“In the world of modern art is sadness a given.”
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