This film
was different in that we saw Pollock painting a lot himself. We never got to
see that with the other films. The 5 best ways that Evans delivered information
were the video clips, narration, pictures, interviews, and the paintings
themselves. The most effective was (1) video clips, (2) interviews, (3)
pictures, (4) narration, and (5) the paintings.
The “Macho
Modernist” was a man who thought that he was less of one because of his
painting. Instead of marrying a wife and raising a family, they were doing
their artwork. This was looked down upon and seen as weird during this time so
they overcompensated by drinking a lot of alcohol and going out all the time.
They became vulgar and often spent many nights getting in trouble or fights. It
affected their lives in that they would often become depressed. This also
affected their art in that a lot of that built up emotion was put into their
paintings. I kind of understand where this mentality comes from. I think it
makes sense that others would look down upon a man who was an artist. It is not
the typical “macho” role. However, I think Pollock’s paintings would not have
been the same without the “Macho Modernist” problem.
Clement
Greenberg was an art critic, Lee Krasner was an artist who later became Pollock’s
wife, Peggy Guggenheim was one of the first to show Pollock’s art, and Hans
Namuth filmed Pollock. The film eventually ended up causing Pollock to drink
again and his art was never the same. It took a negative turn and he lost a lot
of inspiration. He was limited in his style at this time and could not move
forward.
Which video of Polluck painting did you find the most
interesting?
Your blog post was very quick and to the point, so I liked that. Your answer to the second question about Macho Modernism was spot on. I liked how you said that Pollock's work would be the same even if he was not overcompensating. I think I agree with you. I think he would act macho around everyone but that would not really change his work.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite video of Pollock painting was the one where he was filmed from under the sheet of glass. It was not only cool looking but also interesting. Seeing how Pollock looked when he worked and how he would let the paint drip was helpful to understand his work as a whole.