Jackson Pollock’s Keyboard
July 6th, 2008
If he had ever seen a computer keyboard (which I don't believe he ever did), Jackson Pollock might have done something like this to it. This is the second of my computer keyboard art pieces. I felt the technique Pollack used was particularly suited to my feelings toward the keyboard ). I attempted to keep the colors somewhat in the range of Pollock but they turned out brighter than his usual palette. Working on trying copy Pollock's strokes, a task at which I failed, I realized how difficult it is to control paint when it is used in this manner. I think each artist has a signature that comes through in his or her brush strokes so that copying a Pollock, which at first glance seems like it should be an easy task is actually, I believe, more difficult than copying a representational painter such as Van Gogh. His brush manipulation was instinctual and instinct is difficult to reproduce.
This piece is the size of a standard keyboard (obviously) and can be hung on a wall via its hanger (its own cable).
See also:
- Copy Cat High Street (July 18th, 2008)
- Do students know what plagiarism is? (July 15th, 2008)
- The day in the life of a teen (July 8th, 2008)
- The Most Annoying Game in the World. Ever. (July 8th, 2008)
- Beck - Modern Guilt - Closely-related reviewers? (July 7th, 2008)