It's fascinating how the instinctive, right side of the brain works differently for different people. I, like so many others joined the queues to view it when it was first acquired, and it had tremendous impact on me, I "understood" at a non-rational level what it was all about and thoroughly enjoyed perusing it. In one sense it epitomises how creative works frequently connect to a part of oneself which has almost no overlap with the logic areas, the consciously processing parts of the brains.
It's all part of what makes us somewhat interesting creatures ...
Frank
Irrational Junk....
The impact on me then and now is that it is just a big pisstake, end of story.
Dan.
I recall the major controversy when the Pollock Blue Poles 'painting' was purchased....I also recall the discussions that stated it was created by getting drunk and literally pouring and splashing paint over the canvas lying on the floor.
The impact on me then and now is that it is just a big pisstake, end of story.
Dan.
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Well I'm close to some nasty gang territory neighborhoods, but I haven't had but one serious event, signs of an attempted break-in a little while ago. Since my apartment unit is right next to the manager's this had to have been a very bold individual indeed. Considering that I've kept this place even when having others for what will be 24 years in November I guess I'm doing o.k.
I may have been a little loose-lipped, about a particular thing I had here, with a fairly new tenant. Won't do that again.
One version of a great teacher, who I had when starting in the computing field, said that such is someone who can read up something for the first time, understand it, then conduct a successful class on the matter to others new to the material a day or so later ...
Frank
You could discuss morketiden in Tromso, on a case of scotch (for a Pollock sensation).
I believe strongly in exercising the eyes, by trial and error I worked out a pattern of eyeball movements and focus adjustments which I could "feel" was doing me good, and lo and behold, such was the case. If I really need to "force" my eyes to pick up something that they are on the edge of doing, I vigorously do the exercises and then they usually improve enough to get me over the "hurdle" ...
Frank
The points about fractal images are key; I saw recently a TV doco "analysing" the painting, where they zoomed in, over a series of significant steps in separate "slides", on one part of the painting. If presented in random order you would be hard pressed to get the sequence right ...
Frank
I recently read that Munch made up the whole depression/sickroom thing because it seemed good for sales, a "schtick" so to speak. In general you can be almost unimaginably cynical about the art world and not get close to reality. Look at Chihuly and Jeff Koons for instance.
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