Jesus as Santa Claus--it fits! These paintings wear me out. I think they are probably technically drawn perfectly but there is just something I don't like about this era. I know Van Rox will post his favorite website with all those women and cherubs but I get tired just gazing at them. However, the Pollocks and Rothko's are so soothing to me. I know that the Pollock's are frenetic but somehow they really aren't, to me. I just don't get tired looking at them and find something new everytime I see them. Same for Rothko and his color blocks. Just me and my unsophisticated taste.
Kmiller: you do yourself a great injustice. I think your taste, and insight into these artists, is quite sophisticated. Again, different tastes abound out there. You are so right about Pollock: there always is something new to see in his works. The same is true of Rothko (although I think some of his color sings more than others). It takes a lot (of knowledge, of open minds, of patience, etc.) to appreciate these artists; and I would say that sophistication is what you have.