Parrino, Taylor and Goldstein: In contemporary art world, it pays to be dead Jun 26, 2008
Combining discarded objects like broomstick handles with absurdist gestures and lighthearted wordplay, Taylor even based a series of work on dog-urine stains, a joking reference to the so-called accidents and heroic mark making of Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Morris Louis. Spectacle was a primary focus for Goldstein, who had himself buried alive in 1972 while a student at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Abstract's Infancy Jun 23, 2008
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM HOSTS HALF-PRICE ABSTRACT GALLERY - New York Post. THE Guggenheim's having a paint sale - sort of. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
San Antonio's McNay Art Museum Reopened After $33.1 Million Expansion Jun 11, 2008
Today more than 100,000 visitors a year become captivated by magnificent works of art by 20th-century luminaries including Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A vital partner in arts education, the McNay annually serves as many as 45,000 adults, teachers, students, and families with a variety of arts education programs and educational resources, including a fine arts reference library and interpretive... (PR Newswire)
Art.view: Egg and lemon Jun 1, 2008
Scott also formed a close friendship with Mark Rothko, and was the first European painter to visit Jackson Pollock. Their influences can be seen in all Scott's painting. (The Economist)
Japan takes Emily to heart May 31, 2008
Emily's work has been regularly compared to the New York abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. A principal distinction the critics make, and it is key to understanding the acclaim surrounding the paintings of the Utopian artist, is that Kngwarreye is better, more profound. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Game, set and match as Martina puts the forehand smash into art May 29, 2008
The results of Navratilova and Kr;lik's efforts hover tantalising between a Jackson Pollock, one of Damien Hirst's "Spot" series and the pointillism of Seurat, Signac and Cross. At other times, they resemble an advertisement for Smarties. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Investing in art can have big risks, big rewards May 25, 2008
"He had been following Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso. But he's now commanding the highest prices on the market.". The Pittsburgh native who became an American legend represents the gold standard of the today's high-priced art market, but when his works were initially bought, their prices were in the mere thousands. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Critics charge new auction practice obscures market May 21, 2008
It's the guarantee, or perhaps that should be The Guarantee: the secret minimum payment that an auction house agrees to pay the consignor of a particular art work regardless of how that Jackson Pollock (or Tom Thomson) performs at auction. Critics claim that the phenomenon undermines confidence in the supposedly neutral give-and-take of traditional auctions to create "a tilted playing field" with a lack of transparency. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
100 years of ‘pleasure and education’ May 18, 2008
Five years later, in November of 2005, thieves broke into the Everhart under the cover of darkness and made off with works by two 20th century masters Jackson Pollock s 1949 abstract, Winter in Springs, and a $100,000 1984 Andy Warhol silkscreen, Le Grand Passion ... November 2005 Thieves break into the museum and make off with two high-profile works Jackson Pollock s 1949 abstract, Winter in Springs, and a $100,000 1984 Andy Warhol silkscreen, Le Grand Passion. (Scranton Times, PA)
Famous American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82 May 15, 2008
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Robert Rauschenberg, famous American artist, who was believed to be the biggest innovator in art after Jackson Pollock, died on Monday at age 82, according to media reports. The cause was heart failure, said Arne Glimcher, chairman of Pace Wildenstein, the Manhattan gallery that represents Rauschenberg. (Xinhuanet, China)
Puffing Rauschenberg May 15, 2008
To the Journal's Barbara Rose, he's "the biggest innovator in art after Jackson Pollock." The Los Angeles Times' Christopher Knight regards Rauschenberg (along with collaborator Jasper Johns) as "the most important American artist to emerge into prominence in the 1950s." The Chicago Tribune's Alan G. Artner writes that Rauschenberg "was one of the most influential artists in the second half of the 20th Century." The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman salutes the artist for having "time and again... (Slate)
NYC Museum Exhibits: Summer 2008 May 12, 2008
Artists represented include Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928), Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Philip Guston (1913-1980) and Clyfford Still (1904-1980). (Suite101.com)
Beware of 'The Tinkler' May 9, 2008
"Dammit!" I say upon encountering her latest Jackson Pollock imitation. Pat, Suzan, and Valerie each come out of their stalls to see what's wrong. (CNN -- Law)
UI Art museum head Collinson suddenly quits May 8, 2008
Collinson had previously suggested selling the UI museum's Mural, by Jackson Pollock, but Parrott said Collinson was just "saying, 'Should we consider whether we should sell or not,' " because of its major value. "The answer was no," Parrott said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
op-ed: Wireless classrooms - necessarily a good thing? May 8, 2008
While typing away, this student completely missed one of the most intriguing parts of the lecture, which involved a discussion of really important and beautiful Georgia O'Keefe and Jackson Pollock paintings on the PowerPoint screen at the front of the classroom. As I watch these students gleefully detach themselves from lecture and retreat into their own Internet world, I get very depressed not only for myself (distracted by their bright computer screens) but also for the laptop-dependent... (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Joseph Solman, preeminent painter at crossroads of 20th-century American art Apr 18, 2008
He and Jackson Pollock worked together as painters for the Works Progress Administration during the Depression. Mr. Solman attended the inaugural exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1929. (Boston Globe)
Exhibition is a tribute to Indonesian art Apr 13, 2008
Zabetta works on a large scale, painting meter-wide faces that are all eyes and mouths in a Jackson Pollock splattering of emotions. The faces, which are painted in a restricted gray, black, white palette, exude a sense of turmoil and anguish. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Students urged to 'liberate' their writing talent Apr 6, 2008
Mitchell showed the students a Jackson Pollock painting to show you can express yourself in an abstract way. Mitchell said the late Pollock's unique style "reflected his soul-like lyric drippings of paint. Like a dance.". (Florida Times-Union)
Yale Students Distribute Twizzlers At British Art Museum Apr 4, 2008
Elaborating on his artistic aspirations, and throwing in a quote from Jackson Pollock, he managed to talk his way out of an arrest. "What luck!" he said outside the museum later. (FOX61, CT)
Autistic children linked to same sperm donor Apr 4, 2008
Dylan loves Italian music and draws pictures that artist Jackson Pollock would be proud of. He also happens to be autistic. (CNN -- Health)
The art of the print (5) Mar 20, 2008
"Despite his Japanese name and heritage, Matsumi Kanemitsu was "one hundred percent American," having been born in Utah in 1922, Curator Yoshida said, and was one of the darlings of the New York art scene in the 50s through 70s, along with painters such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Franz Kline. "He used to go drinking with Jackson Pollack [the famous "drip" artist of post-World War II Abstract Expressionism]," Yoshida explained. "Pollack gave him the American name 'Mike. It's always... (Malibu Times, CA)
Pulp factions Mar 16, 2008
Everyone knows about Jackson Pollock, Jackie Robinson, and "Guys and Dolls," but few appreciate the role comics played in American culture. In those days the industry put out perhaps 100 million copies a week, each of them passed among several readers. (Boston Globe)
''Birth of the Cool'' showcases artists with designs on the future Feb 29, 2008
New York School Abstract Expressionists such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock poured their neuroses out on canvas in drippy, muscular gestures. Bebop jazz artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker did the same thing in their long, bawling solos. (Boston Globe)
Student artist in the spotlight: Travis Jones Feb 23, 2008
His teacher, Geoffrey Wyatt, says: "Travis has a natural eye and a talented hand for sketching and other visual arts. Early in the year, he drew a picture of his hand that was perfect. He has an eye for including good detail in his drawings. He really enjoyed a recent chance to throw paint at a canvas like Jackson Pollock. His artistic eye has been apparent in other areas of learning, too. He has incredibly nice handwriting and a strong understanding of geometric shapes and concepts. Travis also... (Juneau Empire)
Moving Da Vinci becomes filmmaker's masterpiece Feb 18, 2008
His targets include Picasso's Guernica, Monet's Waterlilies and a Jackson Pollock in New York. He has even asked the Vatican if he can bring the series to a climax by projecting on to Michaelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Greenaway creating Da Vinci coda Feb 15, 2008
His targets include Picasso's Guernica, Monet's Waterlilies in Madrid and a Jackson Pollock in New York. He has even asked the Vatican if he can bring the series to a climax by projecting on to Michaelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. (Guardian Unlimited)
Museum helps kids gain art appreciation Feb 6, 2008
I could only hope my little Jackson Pollock liked it. After all, there are no neon lights, no popcorn machine and not even a hint of sugary confections of any kind. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Ruth Cobb, at 93; paintings evoked a dreamlike state Feb 3, 2008
There, David said in an e-mail, his parents were part of an art colony that included such names as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Adolph Gottlieb and William Baziotes. In 1958, David said, his parents bought a Victorian house in Newton Center for $13,000. (Boston Globe)
Causing a splash Local artists exhibit talent in their own backyard Feb 3, 2008
The Nicaraguan native cited Jackson Pollock as one of his favorite artists, crediting him for making de las Mercedes "feel something never felt before.". Participating in the exhibit also proved successful for 31-year-old graffiti artist Robert Coello. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Sweeeet: Chocolate room unveiled in NYC Jan 30, 2008
Above the dining table was a canvas dripping with brown and white chocolate a takeoff on Jackson Pollock s signature drip paintings. And instead of words, books opened to a mound of chocolates. (KHOU.com, TX)
Painters' pensionHow pools of art works can secure artists' retirement Jan 19, 2008
Given that all the artists have been invited to join by experts who have examined their work, the breadth of the arts portfolio should make it fairly likely that the next generation's Damien Hurst or Jackson Pollock will be amongst the trust's members, reasons Mr Khezri. "It really comes down to mathematical probabilities," he says. (BBC News -- Business)
First Exhibitions of 2008 at the Addison Gallery Range from Mid-Century Architecture to New England Landscapes Jan 17, 2008
Opened in 1931, the Gallery has one of the most important collections of American art in the country that includes more than 16,000 works by prominent American artists such as George Bellows, John Singleton Copley, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Georgia OKeeffe and Jackson Pollock, as well as photographers Eadweard Muybridge, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and many more. The Addison Gallery, located on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, offers a continually rotating series of exhibitions... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fort Worth:Part cosmopolitan,part cowtown Jan 14, 2008
The five glass pavilions appear to float on a shallow reflecting pool; inside, skylights illuminate works by the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, and Cindy Sherman. 3200 Darnell St., 817/738-9215, , $10. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A Better Virtual World, One Tree (or Millions) At A Time Jan 12, 2008
Otherwise, Koltun said, with an infinite number of trees, some of the outliers are bound to look more like Jackson Pollock paintings than neighborhood trees. Dryad trees are truly 3-D; they can be spun around or viewed from any angle. (Science Daily)
When science meets art Jan 10, 2008
A few North Americans also will appear, including Canada's Alex Colville and America's Jackson Pollock. Anyone desiring to investigate these topics even more can hop over to the Canadian War Museum this summer for a far more sinister companion exhibition, Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. (Ottawa Citizen)
Thberge to stay on as head of National Gallery of Canada Jan 8, 2008
The show will explore the relationship between art and biology, including eugenics and such concepts as "superman" and "degenerate." There will be works from Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock and Canada's Alex Colville. Thberge's populist approach has resulted in the acquisition of Maman, the giant spider that has become a much loved landmark outside the Gallery, the well-attended show last spring of Ron Mueck's hyper-realist sculptures of people, an exhibition on cars... (Ottawa Citizen)
Art without the artist Jan 7, 2008
Jackson Pollock took pride in his "action painting," sometimes poking holes in paint cans to create a delicious stream, sometimes picking up a turkey baster to put on the finishing touches. The intensely personal feel in a van Gogh, Pollock, or Picasso may be part of why works of the artists can fetch millions on the auction market, and reliably draw millions of visitors to museums to see the paintings in person. (Boston Globe)
The year in visual art Dec 30, 2007
In another long-running controversy, art-world detectives bickered over whether new Jackson Pollock paintings had been unearthed when they went on view for the first time in "Pollock Matters" at Boston College's McMullen Museum. Last month, forensic scientist James Martin added to a growing weight of evidence when he reported his findings that many of the pigments used in the paintings weren't yet available at the time of Pollock's death in 1956, and one work he examined was on a board that was... (Boston Globe)
Rehabbing militants in Saudi Arabia Dec 21, 2007
But for three years, the Interior Ministry has been trying to turn impressionable militants away from radicalism through six weeks of psychological counseling, religious reeducation, job training and art therapy that can produce Jackson Pollock knock-offs and stark desert scenes. Those who complete the program, such as Al-Dossari, receive outreach counseling and are kept under surveillance. (Los Angeles Times)
Pakistani artist Gulgee found murdered in his home Dec 20, 2007
"In these textural works, Gulgee brings the Islamic calligraphy tradition to the modern practice of action painting such as that developed by the American artist Jackson Pollock," the museum said. President Pervez Musharraf said on his Web site Gulgee was his "all-time favourite" artist. (Reuters India)
Your kid could make that! Dec 8, 2007
Anyone who's ever stood in awe before a huge Jackson Pollock painting, high on its visual polyrhythms and swirling energy, will find themselves inwardly rebutting the response to the same artwork from "sensible" philistines: "My kid could paint that!". Amir Bar-Lev's documentary approaches that remark literally, following the progress of four-year-old artist Marla Olmstead as she knocks out surprisingly beautiful abstract paintings that have the art-world foaming at the mouth and paying through... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
'Fading Into Something Tangible' Dec 8, 2007
Abraham was at his best in "Number 6," inspired by artist Jackson Pollock. It included splattered solos and capitalized on the movement inherent in Pollock's work. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
From trash to treasure - the myth of artistic genius Nov 13, 2007
So we have Jackson Pollock played by a wiry, gurning Ed Harris, Truman Capote as a grand swell who ventured tragically out of his depth and Picasso rendered by Anthony Hopkins as a lusty old goat. In life as in film the great men attract subservient women and are forgiven for their unkindness because of the marvellous gifts they present to the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Towering work of art Nov 7, 2007
" Lenehan came up with a number of visual schemes, some chic Minimalist abstractions, others with more representational imagery, before she hit on the mode of the mural now being installed (it is expected to be complete when the building opens at the end of November). She was inspired by the forms and changing colors of the Marin hills and Yosemite foothills she rode through on her bicycle. "I soaked up all that color," said Lenehan, who created the biggest piece of her career with the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Arie Tulus: Coming to terms with intolerance Nov 5, 2007
The troubled Dutch expressionist Vincent Van Gogh is one of Arie's art heroes, along with the American splash-and-smear abstractionist Jackson Pollock. Elsewhere are large collections of miniatures he has done of village life; bullock carts rocking and rumbling over the potholed roads, kids reluctantly dragging themselves to school, dancers rehearsing. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Pollock or Not? Can Fractals Spot a Fake Masterpiece? Nov 3, 2007
A new study attacks the technique of using fractals, the repeating patterns found in everything from coastlines to fern fronds, to help distinguish authentic Jackson Pollock drip paintings from paint splattered by lesser hands ... STAR STRUCK: This crude drawing of stars exhibited the same self-repeating fractal pattern as a Jackson Pollock drip painting, according to a 2006 study. (Scientific American)
Baltimore could be tour stop for Bank of America's art exhibit Oct 29, 2007
Officials at the Charlotte, N.C., bank hope to bring the array of more than 2,000 works of art that includes pieces from Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock to the in 2009. Though other companies have displayed their private collections in museums, Bank of America's effort is significant in the scope and depth of its collection, museum experts say. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Culture in Iran Oct 29, 2007
The collection includes what is potentially the world's most valuable Jackson Pollock painting, Mural on a Red Indian Ground, and a pop-art section boasting Andy Warhol's portraits of Mick Jagger, Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong. Despite being widely judged as the most important and comprehensive western art collection in Asia, the treasures are squirreled away behind a high-security door that can be opened only using a safe combination number. (Guardian Unlimited)
Prodigy from my progeny? Oct 21, 2007
If a painting done by a little girl can be compared to Jackson Pollock, doesn't the same painting done by her dad, or by Pollock himself, or by an elephant, warrant as much praise. And if it doesn't, what is art anyway. (National Post)
A triumph of banality Oct 2, 2007
Clement Greenberg did it for Jackson Pollock. John Ruskin did it for Turner. (Guardian Unlimited)
Chance to see painter of many contradictions Oct 1, 2007
Today's Globe Local Politics Opinion Magazine Education NECN Special reports Obituaries. A retrospective of J.M.W. Turner opens in Washington, D.C., today. (Boston Globe)
Artists misunderstood in their time Sep 29, 2007
I can only imagine Jacoby standing in front of an early Jackson Pollock, ready to dismiss it without a second thought. Thank goodness others are a little more open-minded. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Milan fashion shows Sep 28, 2007
The show started with paintbrushes dabbling on silk, running rivulets of color with Jackson Pollock enthusiasm to create bold, abstract flowers. From the small screen to the big stage as the video of work-in-progress in the Dolce & Gabbana studio morphed into the artistically patterned dresses spreading skirts like modern art canvases across the runway. (International Herald Tribune)
Quentin Blake Sep 28, 2007
It's an accomplished, warm-hearted Jackson Pollock satire (even then there was nothing caustic in Blake's work). "They paid me seven guineas! I didn't know what to do with it - I didn't even have a bank account.". (Guardian Unlimited)
In Brooklyn, Carib art show aims to be good neighbor and good art Sep 27, 2007
The exhibit features 63 works, from artists including Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. --"This Is War! Robert Capa at Work," "Gerda Taro," "Other Weapons: Photography and Print Culture During the Spanish Civil War," and "Dark Is the Room Where We Sleep: A Project by Francesc Torres," International Center of Photography, Sept. 25 through Jan. 6: These four shows all deal with issues of conflict and war. (North County Times)
Human canvases bring art to life Sep 26, 2007
Jackson Pollock once said a painting has "a life of its own.". Artists at the annual U.S. Body Painting Festival gave new meaning to that saying last week 00001BE0 end, producing paintings that were alive and breathing - and almost totally naked. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
'Jackson Pollock meets Keith Richards' in upcoming show Sep 26, 2007
Jackson Pollock meets Keith Richards' in upcoming show ... "I'm like Jackson Pollock meets Keith Richards," Ostaski said about himself during a telephone interview from his home studio in New Mexico. (Florida Times-Union)
Paintings and antiques show makes yacht its home Sep 25, 2007
"We're going to be going to several different venues, which is attractive," Hill said, standing beside a Jackson Pollock painting, "Man Bull, Bird," from about 1938-1941, that's valued at $4 million. "It's just a very unique concept, and we've been friends with David Lester for many years and always considered him an extraordinary entrepreneur.". (Greenwich Time)
Iraqi Prisoners Get Religion From U.S. Sep 20, 2007
Oh, and "possibly the best Jackson Pollock outside the U.S.". The reports these and other artistic treasures are stashed in the basement of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, but for some reason the museum director didn't want their reporter to see them. (CBS News -- Evening News)
* Artists burn rubber to remember Jackson Pollack Sep 20, 2007
Titled Greeting Card, after a 1944 Jackson Pollock painting that has its own tangle of spirals, the work is described as both a performance piece and an action painting. The riders have created a giant fluorescent multicolored floor piece that will remain on public view through Sunday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Barney's rubble Sep 20, 2007
Adolescent retardation is a common quality in American art: think of Hemingway having his adventures, Jackson Pollock drinking and raging. But American art in Pollock's time broke through to majestic abstraction. (Guardian Unlimited)
Iran keeps Picassos in basement Sep 19, 2007
Possibly the best Jackson Pollock outside the U.S.. Ruled by one of the most vehemently anti-Western governments in the world, Iran is, by many assessments, home to the most extensive collection of late 19th and 20th century Western art outside the West. (Los Angeles Times)
'American Masters' draws viewers into world of Mexican muralists Sep 16, 2007
Jackson Pollock declared his 1930 fresco "Prometheus," at Pomona College, Calif. the "greatest painting in North America.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Latin American masters of soulful straight lines Sep 15, 2007
These ideas influence local talents like Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. New York overtakes Paris as the capital of art, setting the stage for Pop, Minimalism and beyond. (International Herald Tribune)
Exhibition brings Pollock mystery to life Sep 2, 2007
If the two dozen small paintings discovered by Alex Matter five years ago in his deceased parents' storage locker are not by Jackson Pollock, then I'd like to congratulate whoever did make them. Now on view for the first time in a fascinating, much anticipated exhibition called "Pollock Matters" at Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art, they are beautiful little pictures. (Boston Globe)
