Convergence
Jackson Pollock, Convergence, 1952 oil on canvas; 93.5 inches by 155 inches. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US.
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In the Dark 
November 16, 2017 at 10:38 pm
You know, anybody would think he dripped paint on the canvas at random…
November 16, 2017 at 10:39 pm
Anyone who didn’t understand what he actually did might…
November 17, 2017 at 8:26 am
I’ve no wish to.
I respect modern jazz for its technique even though it’s not my preferred listening. There is no skill here that takes time and effort to master.
November 17, 2017 at 3:43 pm
This is one of the things that art critics are meant to do (but most of them don’t..)
November 17, 2017 at 6:38 am
I wonder which metric Pollock used to assess convergence…
November 17, 2017 at 10:18 am
Have you done a power spectrum?
November 17, 2017 at 12:27 pm
Actually, no, but Pollock is one of the artists whose works have been subjected to a number of statistical analyses, e.g.:
https://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/02/computer-algorithm-can-accurately-identify-jackson-pollock-paintings/
He seems very difficult for others to imitate!
November 17, 2017 at 12:28 pm
ps. I doubt the power spectrum is useful. I think it’s probably all in the phases!