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From:
john dunning
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Date:
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 14:44:49 -0000
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RE: [idm] I just watched pollack
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quoted 9 lines My question then is,> > My question then is, > > how is an artist to define him/herself when the ground is open, and > > free? if there are stipends of conventional art left to > > break, what can > > a person do to really find himself? > >Become an alcoholic. > >(At least that's what the movie unwittingly suggests is the key to genius.)
maybe you didn't catch one of the main themes in the movie, that pollock did his best work while sober after he married lee krasner and they moved out of NYC to long island, it was only after the nuemann film that he started drinking again, and subsequently his work/life went to shit. a small observation from an art historical point of view. JD2 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org