Part of the reason why Pollock is so famous was because he was the first great American artist. American artists were often ridiculed by the European "Art World" they just weren't good enough. Moran, Cassat, and Sargent were all great artists before Pollock but they just couldn't break the European elitism. And then an American is the pioneer on an art movement, a big art movement. Take that elitism.
Pollock's appeal is that there is a system to his art. It looks out of control but there is a design and a plan to it. Order in chaos is a difficult. It's a technical thing not an emotional one. Pollock will probably be more known for breaking the elitist art world than abstract expressionism.
Huh... that's interesting. Although I don't think I'll ever really like Pollock per se, just the concept of "order in chaos" makes me understand his stuff a bit better. I think you explained it well :)
When you say that Pollock was the first "great American artist", do you mean that he was the first to be accepted by European society as a worthy artist?
First great to be accepted by European Society. There were many great American artists before Pollock but unfortunately they weren't recognized in Europe.
Is it normal to think Pablo Picasso's paintings are horrendous?
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Part of the reason why Pollock is so famous was because he was the first great American artist. American artists were often ridiculed by the European "Art World" they just weren't good enough. Moran, Cassat, and Sargent were all great artists before Pollock but they just couldn't break the European elitism. And then an American is the pioneer on an art movement, a big art movement. Take that elitism.
Pollock's appeal is that there is a system to his art. It looks out of control but there is a design and a plan to it. Order in chaos is a difficult. It's a technical thing not an emotional one. Pollock will probably be more known for breaking the elitist art world than abstract expressionism.
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Huh... that's interesting. Although I don't think I'll ever really like Pollock per se, just the concept of "order in chaos" makes me understand his stuff a bit better. I think you explained it well :)
When you say that Pollock was the first "great American artist", do you mean that he was the first to be accepted by European society as a worthy artist?
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First great to be accepted by European Society. There were many great American artists before Pollock but unfortunately they weren't recognized in Europe.