deframj Says:

Aug 12, 2008 - What a well behaved dog!! My dog would have walked through the painting and licked the paint !!

RedMudPainter Says:

Aug 18, 2008 - I know why he started drinking again after this, he hit me in the head the other day when all these people were shooting me...hopefully the cough syrup is enough for me pollack....

RockGodessss Says:

Aug 28, 2008 - wow that was an amazing film theres a short film contest i heard about yesterday, shoot me a message if you want the link *me*

JeanGart Says:

Aug 31, 2008 - Looks like fun! getting lost in the moment.

stodoraddy Says:

Sep 2, 2008 - An old saying holds true for most of the people who have posted 'criticisms' of Pollock: 'He is there sitting, where they durst not soar.' Whoever says that Pollock's paintings are not art has obviouly never thought two seconds about either.

boulderdamn Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - I think when Pollock has made his paintings, he was not thinking about if people could understand it or if they'll try to find an "meaning" for that. Art is not made with the people demands, this is commerce, not art. So, that's why it's called "action painting" not "thinkin' about painting". A clever child maybe could do that, but Pollock has done FIRST and better than anyone, so that's why he was a revolutionary artist.

tmschafer Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - "I could do this" Yes, but you didn't.

datafork Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - He was commissioned by the CIA to paint this way, in order to show the Socialist European avant-garde movements that expressionism can survive in a capitalist society. End of story.

tttooommm111222333 Says:

Sep 13, 2008 - got any sources of that information.

squigglesy Says:

Sep 15, 2008 - no, the CIA was comissioned by Jackson Pollock. and five minks live up my anus.

datafork Says:

Sep 16, 2008 - you can google "jackson pollock conspiracy" and decide for yourself. there are also literary essays by ian svenonius.

tttooommm111222333 Says:

Sep 17, 2008 - serious?... COOL

tttooommm111222333 Says:

Sep 17, 2008 - yeah i checked it out.. Doesn't surprise me..

stodoraddy Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - I've heard that the CIA covertly sponsored posthumous exhibits of Pollock---yet, strangely, such statements (the point is that they are meant to be "accusations") have never been supported by evidence. But the CIA actually commissioning Pollock to paint as he did? That's a new one. Never heard that before. Cezanne, as we all know, was sponsored by the BBCC (Big Bad Capitalist Conspiracy). So was Cubism. De Stihl was nothing but the bourgeoisie playing with paint. And Socialist Realsim? SUBLIME.

datafork Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - the words sponsored and comissioned in this case mean the same thing (monetary compensation). and these "accusations" which were disputed for many years have now been confirmed by former CIA officials. Unknown to the artists, the new American art was secretly promoted under a policy known as the "long leash". Former case officer, Donald Jameson, broke his silence. Yes, he says, the agency saw Abstract Expressionism as an opportunity, and yes, it ran with it. You should research it.

stodoraddy Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - It is one thing to assert, as you did in a previous post, that the CIA paid (or, if you prefer, commissioned) Pollock to paint as he did, and quite another to say that, unbeknownst to the artist, his art was "secretly promoted." You said previously, "He was commissioned by the CIA to paint this way," and I took you at your word, which made it sound as if Pollock's style was originated by the CIA---which, of course, would make Pollock a total fraud.

stodoraddy Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - And I will research this.

datafork Says:

Sep 19, 2008 - your getting caught up in semantics. the point of my original comment is clear. i'm not going to argue a proven fact with someone that has no knowledge of the subject, and obviously horrible tastes in art. i'm not going to reply to anymore of confused rants.

AuroraAbstract Says:

Sep 21, 2008 - Still great!!

VapidVance Says:

Sep 22, 2008 - pollock! The Vances, beautifulanarchy(dot)wordpress(dot)com

MrWowforever Says:

Sep 26, 2008 - go to james kalm here on youtube...he has about 220 shows for you too maybe find someone you like.......i'd be curious if any of it is for you:)

DemetriusAthena Says:

Oct 24, 2008 - I just started painting again after 30 years of being a photographer, and I agree with Jackson I love painting on the floor, this was a fantastic short film that I've never seen.

zaohad1 Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - He always did whatever he thought right and was a pretty much tortured individual by his hopes and fears. His mind was unable to do really simple things like talk fluently make logical sense of things etc which tells me his other side of the brain, the creative side was really totally in control. I dont admire him as a man ,he was a total drunk and nasty to people, but I admire him as an artist.

zaohad1 Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - He felt like a total phoney about this film and comiited siucide by driving much too fast on a bend in road. Theres strong evidence he didnt want to die but wanted to up the ante in his outrageous drunken behaviour/. This time he didnt get away with it. his car left the road with 2 female passengers hit a tree and catapulted him out. He came to a stop when he hit a tree trunk dead on while flying through the air One passenger killed one survived.

zaohad1 Says:

Oct 26, 2008 - Funny eh? that logical side of the brain not working really stands out a mile away, but the other one doesnt stand out at all. they are all tax inspectors ,lawyers, accountants etc and appear normal.