Pollock stole the whole idea from an east bloc woman who did “pouring” already.
Also, the art world in the USA was heavily CIA sponsored in the 50/60 to counter USSR cultural influence.
In my personal opinion, pollocks work isn’t worth the paint he poured. It’s just based on the idea that if you’re the first to do it, it’s “revolutionary”, which it was for the impressionists and before, but not very much beyond, IMO.
It also lead to money laundring, and eventually selling a banana scotched to a wall for hundreds of thousands of dollars. That is not art.
Pollock stole the whole idea from an east bloc woman who did “pouring” already.
Also, the art world in the USA was heavily CIA sponsored in the 50/60 to counter USSR cultural influence.
In my personal opinion, pollocks work isn’t worth the paint he poured. It’s just based on the idea that if you’re the first to do it, it’s “revolutionary”, which it was for the impressionists and before, but not very much beyond, IMO.
It also lead to money laundring, and eventually selling a banana scotched to a wall for hundreds of thousands of dollars. That is not art.
Rant off/ 😱