Don’t miss this huge retrospective of Pollock-Krasner at The Met
I grew up with some favorite paintings at what was then the Albright Knox and is now the AKG/ one was an iconic Pollock, the other the only Krasner I thought I liked. But this retrospective shows not only side by side paintings but their separate development- when they were on the same “page” there were obvious similarities: But along the way Krasner dealt more with spiky shapes like in the first one I showed- here’s another: then so did Pollock: I love this one especially because of the color scheme, the same as Matisse’s Piano Lesson, which I first saw 30 years ago and which inspired my interest in the Golden Ratio and in turn was an inspiration for the Light in Winter Festival: Both Krasner and Pollock were influenced by Matisse, especially his paper cutouts, as have I in terms of chromatic energy, layered textures, and geometric or organic line work. I generally run through art galleries, looking for techniques or forms I can use, rather than standing before ...