On Dec 9, 2012, at 2:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Let's say Pollack's flung paint hits the canvas in such a way that four out > of five observers, upon seeing the shape, cannot help being reminded of a > penis. Kate seems to be saying that Pollack would be justified in growling > that they "miss the mark". > > But it seems to me arguable that Pollack is the one who's missing something > here. What we tend to count on in any "artist" in any genre is her ability > to control the response in her audience by selecting what goes into her > work.
You mean I should not assume you meant an ethnic slur with Jackson Pollock's name? You know, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and Pollock's dripped "Blue Poles" (the name of the painting, not an elaborate pun) are just poles. http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l2_grnfthrs_fldr/g0000_gr_inf_images/ g001b_pollock_blue-poles.jpg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Brady
