Is it possible for humans to be random? Or, after the first action, is every subsequent action part of a pattern? Debating about Jackson Pollock's paintings is a lively way to initiate teens into thinking about patterns on a conceptual level. These quotes represent two sides of the debate:
Jackson Pollock's paintings are not random:
Richard Taylor is a professor of Physics and an artist who is using computer analysis to reveal Jackson Pollock’s paintings are not just random and messy mistakes of paint being splattered on a canvas. Rather, the data he is gathering is proving that within a Pollock painting one can see complex and intricate systems of designs embedded within each other. Taylor’s research has discovered that Pollock’s paintings contain fractals that not only show they are not random splatters, but populated with structures that are tied to specific technique which can be used to identify Pollock’s paintings. http://www.the-means.com/communiques/?p=176
Jackson Pollock's paintings are random:
Re: fractal geometry in Jackson Pollock's painting
hmm im going to have to think longer about what this means. "Can Science Be Used To Further Our Understanding Of Art?" i mean how much more random/meaningless can you get than a drunk guy throwing paint on a canvas? If this displays fractal geometry, then what doesnt?
http://complexitytheory.tribe.net/thread/64f94a25-d2b8-4adf-b22c-e11757b4a72a
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