jackson pollock

I don't understand the appeal of Pollock's paintings. Is there a technique on how to view them so they actually resemble an artistic endeavor?

This painting probably needs no introduction: In 2006 it sold for $140 million. It is the most expensive painting ever sold. But is it art? What makes it art? What makes if not art? In general, what distinguishes art from non art? Could you be fooled by an art hoax? For example, is this an...