There is something about an artist that is undeniably intriguing. The public expects their daily lives to be somehow different, filled with the dreamy eccentricities of Dali or the tormented thoughts of Munch. We want their life stories to play out in dramatic form so we see the bridge between the creator and the creation. Because this summer’s Guggenheim exhibit focuses on one of the Greatest American Painters of the 20th Century, The New Yorker has taken a look into the life of Jacson Pollock. He is the lead of his own bildungsroman.
Always liked the work but would probably have not much liked the man.
Ed Harris played the role of Pollock in a movie not long ago. Not someone who enjoyed the company of others very long as a rule, it seems.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183659/
Curiously, when I search for more on the man, the first name is listed as Jackson. Probably a typo in the referenced blog entry.