Four major art projects for new KCI terminal revealed

[KCUnited]

Its an airport in the taint of the midwest bruh

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

Whenever I see the works of Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko, it makes me want to vomit. Great art should have meaning, should be understood and most importantly should be extremely hard to create by an average person. Picaso's earlier work for example was great and then he tried to reinvent himself with that cubism shit.

Rothko and Pollock ARE extremely hard to re-create.

That's like saying any average person can be a famous photographer. How hard can it be? You just push a button!

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Rothko and Pollock ARE extremely hard to re-create.

That's like saying any average person can be a famous photographer. How hard can it be? You just push a button!

Actually, both have been copied and sold for millions. There is an interesting show on Netflix about it. But your point is correct, they were very unique.

[Chieftain]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Rothko and Pollock ARE extremely hard to re-create.

That's like saying any average person can be a famous photographer. How hard can it be? You just push a button!

I can do Pollock's most complex painting on Illustrator in less than 2 hrs. Rothko's maybe 10 mins at most.
Now Rembrandt or Da Vinci, that's extremely hard to replicate. Even the most skilled artist would take a long time to come close to perfectly achieve it. Rembrandt was a master at using light shadows. Incedibly realistic technique for its time.
Abstractism is a bullshit art movement. I compare it with the vegan movement.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

I can do Pollock's most complex painting on Illustrator in less than 2 hrs.

No you can't. You can only attempt to copy it.

There's the rub.

[vonBobo]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

most importantly should be extremely hard to create by an average person.

Art is to move a person, inspire reactions, give people something to interpret and explore themselves along the way.

Out of all of the great artists you could have mentioned, it seems like Pollock and Rothko are inspiring quite a bit of thought from you!!!

[ReynardMuldrake]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

Whenever I see the works of Jackson Pollock or Mark Rothko, it makes me want to vomit. Great art should have meaning, should be understood and most importantly should be extremely hard to create by an average person. Picaso's earlier work for example was great and then he tried to reinvent himself with that cubism shit.

Pollock and Rothko are two of my favorites, I love seeing them in person. Art isn't necessarily about having a specific meaning, it's about making you feel something. If you look at a piece and it evokes an emotional reaction, I would consider that art.

[Spott]

I guess it depends on what you want of your travel. I fly pretty frequently and just want to get in and out as soon as possible. I haven’t been to KCI in a while, but I would imagine it would be pretty boring to have a long layover there compared to some of the other airports that have huge shopping areas that make you feel like you are in a mall. Many of them have similar artwork inside, although I haven’t paid enough attention to which pieces are at specific airports.

[KCUnited]

I haven't paid a ton of attention since I don't live there, but I thought the crux was its falling apart and its a security blindspot if anyone threatening was paying the least bit of attention. Plus airlines are like please bring this thing up until at least the 90s for us to continue servicing you.

I could be way off though.

[ChiefGator]

If it was paid by taxes, and I don't know if it was, it basically cost everyone in the KC area $2.15. I think that is okay to beautify a public space.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by ChiefGator

If it was paid by taxes, and I don't know if it was, it basically cost everyone in the KC area $2.15. I think that is okay to beautify a public space.

From what I've read, no tax payer money and it's paid by the airlines.



THE HOMELESS THO!!!

[OKchiefs]

Y’all ****ers will bitch about anything.

I guarantee every single time a new airport has been built in this country they’ve set aside money for art/aesthetics. Get over it.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

Y’all ****ers will bitch about anything.

I guarantee every single time a new airport has been built in this country they’ve set aside money for art/aesthetics. Get over it.

SWA customers.

[Chieftain]

Nevertheless, his paintings are rubbish art because they don't convey any meaning. You will have some so-called art expert tell you "but you have to look deeper to truly understand". That's the typical smokescreen argument you get from a Pollock apologist. What is there to understand when looking at a sheet covered in tiny paint splashes? There is no symmetry, no continuity, no structural shapes of any kind. Just paint splashes using a select group of colors. If an average minded person can't grasp the meaning of any of his paintings, maybe it's because they are meaningless paintings??

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

Nevertheless, his paintings are rubbish art because they don't convey any meaning. You will have some so-called art expert tell you "but you have to look deeper to truly understand". That's the typical smokescreen argument you get from a Pollock apologist. What is there to understand when looking at a sheet covered in tiny paint splashes? There is no symmetry, no continuity, no structural shapes of any kind. Just paint splashes using a select group of colors. If an average minded person can't grasp the meaning of any of his paintings, maybe it's because they are meaningless paintings??

You can't marginalize that. It's dishonest.

He created a new medium using gravity. It's not splashes. And there is some symmetry to his work, it wouldn't appeal at all if it didn't. You mentioned Picasso, both he and Pollack were established artists, they were just thinking outside of the box..prolly for their own desires to create.

I've "reproduced" Bierstadt, Michelangelo, Parrish and Vallejo among others. All amazing artists. All with their own techniques and approaches.

I'm not a fan of abstract at all, but Pollack deserves the recognition he receives.