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Jackson Pollock or Caravaggio?

Started by Dog Deever, 01 April, 2006, 08:16:12 AM

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Dog Deever

The question is...are you a Jackson Pollock man, or a Caravaggio man?
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Rosso

Assuming there's not some sexual inuendo in that question (vagg-pollocks?) I'd go for caravaggio.

Dog Deever

Well, thats it then. 100% of people surveyed reconned Caravaggio was better. You an me both!
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I, Cosh

Well, I don't know much about art, but...

Seriously, though. I've only ever seen two or three paintings in my life which have really made an impression and one of those is "The Deep" by Jackson Pollock.

I'm not saying that makes him a better painter, just that I like more of paintings that I've seen.

NB It looks rather more impressive in real life.

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Floyd-the-k

Caravaggio for sure. errr, what else did Jackson Pollock do? I only know Blue Poles, which the government here bought for a fortune in the 70s, infuriating philistines

Dog Deever

They all look better in real life. I remember seeing one of Rembrant's self portraits in Edinburgh, it was immense- a directly accross from it was a f@~King huge Velasquez- totally blew me away. I'd love to see Caravaggio's 'David with the head of Goliath'- apparently, Goliath's severed head is a self portrait. I was unimpressed by Raphael- dodgy foreshortening on a couple of his Madonna's. I thought i would like it, but it was crap!
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Art

Jackson Pollock looked exactly like Ed Harris.

I, Cosh

Jackson Pollock looked exactly like Ed Harris.

Which is definitely better than looking like a camped up Dexter Fletcher.
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Dudley

Pollock for sure.  

Now if you were asking him vs Canaletto, I'd have had trouble.

The Enigmatic Dr X

I surely can't be the only one who hasn't heard of either one?
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Rosso

Incidentally, if there IS a sexual inuendo in that question, I'm still going for Caravaggio!

Quirkafleeg

I had a Pollock as my desk top for a while so I had better go for the hard-drinking Yank.


Dark Jimbo

Caravaggio every time, no question.
Love that one of, urm, the horse. You know, the horse's arse? Never mind.
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DavidXBrunt

Caravaggio for me, but Lowry would have won if he were an option.

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This is Caravaggio, right?