On May 25, 2007, at 6:33 AM, Phil Daley wrote:
At 5/24/2007 08:33 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
One can become very famous indeed and still be
>scrabbling for every penny.
Especially if the stuff is totally off the wall.
I would compare it to those artists who throw paint against canvas.
ie. totally useless.
Man, I just HAVE to respond to such a philistine commment.
Not that you personally would ever be caught dead in the Museum of
Modern Art in NYC, but in the entrance there is an enormous Jackson
Pollack canvas created by the artist dripping paint onto it (I'm
sorry I don't remember the name of this one). Granted, he didn't
throw paint against the vertical canvas (not for this one, anyway) as
the canvas was lying on the ground, but the idea is similar.
Regardless of the method however, the effect of this painting is
stunning. The incredible depth of field, the implication of colour
and shadow, the impact of the sheer size of the thing all combine to
grab your attention. You have the impression that you are about to
fall forward into in the canvas and be lost.
Definitely not useless.
Christopher
(nor John Cage, which was more the point.)
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