Sorry to be ignorant - like Parla, but isn't Jackson Pollock the real deal?

i dunno if this will cause a positive or negative reaction

jackson pollock is possibly the worst and most over-hyped artist of all time

Like pollock art pieces, actually like them alot but just when i look at jose parla artwork it just feels to me so fresh... if i had a choice out of the two would choose jose parla... that is my opinion and sure others will think differently... just like rawness of his images , truth wouldnt complain to have either hanging up on my walls...s

Finacially I'd take the pollock, what would I prefer to hang on my bedroom wall and look at every day? My Parla, as it does

are u talking on an artistic level or financial level ?

My Eelus Shat-at does that!

Dude, I need to learn all that lingo! I just like the look of things! ;D ;D ;D

lol... me too!

but then as mose written sometimes there is an artist / art piece that just is like a fresh of breath air....something that for reasons unknown your just drawn too... jose / keyes and others do that for me....lol..s

There have been a few threads in the past on the Parla / Pollock comparison, I love both and also Twombly. Geniuses all!

I agree with the former viewpoint, and vehemently disagree with the latter viewpoint.

1. Jose's work has substantial personal depth for him as an artist, as much of it serves as a journal. Please read this post by almoran:







2. Jose's work very much requires, and depends on, the viewer. In that way, it very much illustrates Duchamp's quote:

"The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act."

This is where I find so much connection and depth in how I view Parla's work, above and beyond the artist's own conscious intentions(like those outlined by Al Moran). If you turn to a copy of Parla's book Cityscapes, Manon Slome states, “Parla is fascinated with how the city constructs itself and functions as a palimpsest, upon which the experiences of those who pass through are materially inscribed on decaying walls.” Personally, I view Parla's work a bit differently. Echoing Slome’s words, I am “fascinated with how we construct ourselves and how we function as palimpsests, upon which the experiences with others who pass through are inscribed on our decaying lives.” To me, the walls that Parla presents are a visible manifestation of what lies beneath our surfaces – the layers of experience, how others twist and turn through our lives, what remains in their wake(both visible and not), our words and the words of others, and the internal conflicts we have to trace through, like lines of Parla's calligraphy, before our resolution.

Parla's work does not merely show the walls, does not merely show writers/taggers long past, doesn't just show memories of Parla's own life. If you give it the chance, Parla's work acts as a mirror. It shows us.

For me , if I had the choice I'd rather have a Parla than a Pollack - I can relate to it more as I feel closer to Parla in terms of influences & age. Whilst I can stare at Pollack for hours I feel more connected to Parla in where he comes from (street art) and love the fact that he has made the successful transition from graffitti to incredible art that has improved by being created off the street.
Great thread as well

"For me , if I had the choice I'd rather have a Parla than a Pollack" - I can relate to it more as I feel closer to Parla in terms of influences & age. Whilst I can stare at Pollack for hours I feel more connected to Parla in where he comes from (street art) and love the fact that he has made the successful transition from graffitti to incredible art that has improved by being created off the street.
Great thread as well[/quote] - by onemandown




Since Pollock is the OG and it's a million+ each you'd have to want the pollock. And if you've seen original pollock's in museums in the flesh you'll notice that he also mastered creating effects laying one drip down with a matte/flat finish and incorporating high gloss drips in the same piece.

A piece in a book that seems to be just black drip lines on a white canvas, in person, in a museum, actaully shimmers and changes as you walk around it. Pretty special and I see why these business CEO moguls and the richest people in the world appreciate this type of art. Because it's very difficult to execute in a way that is balanced and works well visually.

But maybee parla is the new pollock and he's is taking that style to the next level by incorporating traditional graffitti methods in a fine art context. Progressing the artform and pushing the boundries. that's why you've gotta love parla.

I've just been re-reading memory Documents as having a Parla love in day today. The more I look the more I am transfixed by what he does (god knows how much I woudl ever get done if I had an original canvas at home - I'd probably just be hypnotized by the bloody thing!).
AND HIS LESTER SHOW STARTS ON MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that's fate