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Jackson Pollock
Graffiti artist
Found materials
Environmental art
A prodigy
Surrealism
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I just don't understand abstract art. It doesn't look pretty, it doesn't have any real things, it doesn't tell a story...I don't understand what all the fuss is about! If you ask me, it's just mess.
Look at this piece! It's breathtaking. The cololurs are so vibrant and the lines are beautiful. You can almost feel the energy jumping right off the canvas. I could look at this for hours.
Abstract art is subjective. Different people can have totally different interpretations of the same piece of art. That's what makes it so great. No one's telling you what you should be seeing or feeling!
I don't like this piece at all. I think I could do this myself. It's like someone spilled a bunch of paint over a blank canvas and decided to sell it for $1,000. What a joke!
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