On the origins of modern art How shamanism and spirituality influence the onset of abastraction and "dripping" in Pollock.
schematically There are four main sources (at least) four major accounts of the origins of modern art and abstraction.
(i) The formalism, that is to say, the renunciation of the object representation and figuration in favor of'étude pure forms, lines and dots arranged on a map: see Mondrian.
(ii) The decorativism when the ornament is so important and pervasive that eventually invade the table (all over) and remove topic See Klimt.
(iii) Scientific imaging, or how the model of the atom, the representation of sound vibrations, the graphing of waves and invisible forms disrupt traditional perceptions of the nature and influence of modern art : see Kupka.
(iv) The Spiritualism is to say, the desire to feel and express the underlying forces at work in nature or humans, whether the presence of God or the unconscious acting under the surface of things: see Kandinsky, and the influence on his painting of the art of the icon and the Russian religiosity.
These 4 stories are well obviously not exclusive of each other, and the list is not exhaustive. Pollock exhibition of the Museum of Paris illustrates the fourth lineage of abstract art. It examines the interests of Jackson Pollock for primitive religiosity of American Indians, and the importance of training for its exhibition Indian Art of the United States held at MoMA in 1941.
It shows the closeness of the themes (featuring violence, mating male / female, animal, access to THE PARALLEL worlds through dance, trance, music) and importance of rituals in genealogy of abstract expressionism, the very large size and the dripping technique, which we find beautiful examples at the end of exposure.
As always with Commissioner Marc Restellini, the idea is exciting (here based on the work of Stephen Polcari), controlled, very didactic and eventually perhaps a more "academic" than usual, with a slight imbalance in favor of prose at the expense of picture rails works. It comes out better educated, but perhaps not as affected as usual, except some fantastic pieces that are worth visiting, including those of Andre Masson, painter painter surréalliste reference.
Jackson Pollock and Shamanism, the Pinacoteca Paris. Until February 15, 2009
1) Jackson Pollock, Composition with oval shapes, 1934-1938.
2) Jackson Pollock, Number 18, 1950
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