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Originally Posted by _gonzo_
To name a few, the following artists would probably disagree that neither Pollack or Rothko (working with Gottlieb) to develop “his” style admittedly derived from “primitive art” were very innovative:
_gonzo_
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An artist never exists in a total vaccuum.
Every single artist in history has been at least partly inspired by the ones that have preceeded them. Does that mean they were never innovative or original? Of course not - they just happened to have spent time improving on what was already known. They would have developed (or revolutionised) an idea in small steps or big steps, but it's absolutely impossible to form an idea from flat nothing, with no outside influences whatsoever.
Just because these artists derived their art from looking back and interpreting earlier art, that doesn't make them unoriginal.
And, uhh, just to clarify, it's Jackson Pollock, not Pollack. Unless you were making a pun with the word "lack" referring to Pollack's lack of art or something.