James Fryer

By jamesfryer

This Is Not A Painting

It is a painting of a painting. But also, it is a painting. 

Rockwell got it in his head that he would paint someone looking at a Pollock and didn't want to simply copy a Pollock, but make one. So he spent a couple of weeks practicing until he was able to replicate Pollock's technique to the point that even Pollock experts thought it was a Pollock. 

Rockwell is largely misunderstood and under appreciated. 

Also, I don't think it's generally appropriate to Blip a painting in this way since I did not make it, nor did I see it in person, but rules are meant to be broken and it is in the service of a great debate I am preparing for on my podcast. 

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