Analysis Of Jackson Pollock

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Angel Silva
English 1
03-05-15
Murphy Where time never ends With a scarred and eroded surface, the paintings platform seems to have recorded a violent and turbulent past. The scribbled surface brings forth a resemblance to that of an earth-toned Jackson Pollock piece. Its only purpose seemingly to accentuate the center piece: Two decaying corpses entangled. One of corpses seems to be male and the other a female. The female who sits atop the males lap, has her legs and arms wrapped around the male securely as does the Venus Fly Trap when it catches its prey; the corpses embracing one another as if it were their last. I can only imagine a smell of decay centered about a cold and shady cavern ready to be consumed by some hungry vulture. The figures are nestled above a dark, speckled surface which ascends behind them like a post-apocalyptic sunrise. How did the figures end up there alone and more importantly why in an advanced state of decay? The two figures with their arms wrapped around each other like when a person consoles a loved after receiving some tragic news. The art clearly emphasizes the position of the two figures that give a considerable notion to the longstanding power of love and connection through the dark and obscene. This message is powerful and can grapple the mind like squeezing the juice and pulp from an orange, filling the cup of the heart with emotion. Is this a final expression of the power of love in a violent and ever-changing world that Beksinski portrays in this grim yet powerfully optimistic work? The art has an undeniable polarity toward the unity of love and its concreteness. Additionally, as compelling as the painting is, there isn’t a title or definitive meaning according to the artist. There are no signs of foul play, no blood, and no weapons and definitely no signs of any type of struggle. It’s almost as if the two figures have been in the same position not just after their death but well before. What has led these two beings to be left as they were, what could they have been running away from? This isn’t clear in this painting or in any of the other works done by the artist. Beksinski’s art has been describes as “utopian realism”, with a baroque and almost gothic manner. Perhaps his inspiration stemmed from his childhood where as a young polish boy often played outside destroyed soviet bunkers. What did he try to achieve in his painting and why has he left out a title? It would be understandable to say that maybe Beksinski was a disturbed or even depressed person. On the contrary, he was often described as having a keen sense of humor and surprisingly optimistic person. This seems contrary
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