Learn to make a Jackson Pollock

[scandalinbohemia]

The delivery to camera is disgustingly smarmy.

[Pan3405]

sad... it makes me sad that such a nice channel as Youtube is, is used for these poorly talented idiots!..

[johnkeese]

for all the haters out there, lighten up. more of a disclaimer in the video description area.

[artistdalehammond]

Now if only you were nuts, nasty, and perverted, you probably would become famous. Bummer.

[david9312]

dude you are such a dick.

[david9312]

this guy is such a dick.

[anthonyaranda]

What an ass. I wish JP could come back from the dead burn this douche with lit cigarettes.

[hugethumb]

MachTwang is correct.. Jackson approached the canvass from all sides on the floor.

Many people look at Pollock's work and think it's simple.. Yeah.. I'm an artist.. anyone can drizzle paint, yes.. but there's MUCH more to his work.. it has balance, tone, texture and emotion.. this guy's just looks like he cleaned his brushes on a bed sheet...

[anthonyaranda]

@hugethumb Not to mention incredible riddim and ORIGINALITY.

[bustingupastarbucks]

so if you use house paint interior exterior latex etc on unstretched canvas how bad will it crack up if you stretch it

[johnkeese]

@bustingupastarbucks it will crack some. i've stretched mine over a homemade frame (2x2 pine) and it cracked a little bit. but if you're going for a professional stretch, it will probably crack quite a bit. hope this helps

[whoa456789]

that's funny about yr. comment on hot dogs and the existence between buns. i thought of having a party with precooked hot dogs and hamburgers. and putting hot dogs on hamburger buns and hot dogs on hamburger buns. i know its lame but its all about linguistics . pollock used a unorthodox method to illustrate hm. self

[johnkeese]

@whoa456789 yeah, what's up with the non-matching bun and weiner combinations?

[JeroenUyttendaele]

I thought he was painting on the floor... ?

[johnkeese]

@JeroenUyttendaele right you are, he did paint on the floor. i, however, don't.

[weakattheknees91]

@johnkeese Then, don't call it a Jackson Pollock.

[MarcBrewer]

You left out the most important step! How to find fools to pay $100+ million for your artwork.  Also you seemed to be sober while painting - not very authentic.

[exofanis]

I actually think this is very entertaining and funny. Now show us how to do some of the other masters.

[sergioxs]

This guy is so stupid

[johnkeese]

@sergioxs it's not nice to call jackson pollock stupid...

[theripper7675]

whos jackson pollack?

[MachTwang]

Not even close...

Jackson worked mainly with the canvas on the floor so he could approach the work from all sides. Your example is unidirectional and sparse by comparison.

Weak attempt...

[johnkeese]

#16, thank you for restating the obvious (with regards to the floor).

join in the conversation, not the mudslinging.

[MachTwang]

oh please...

I simply stated that your work was a weak attempt at recreating a Pollock-like painting, I wasn't 'slinging mud'. There was nothing malicious or unscrupulous in what I said, only my opinion.

[johnkeese]

fair enough. i probably over stated. however, in light of all the other comments around here, the mood of "mud slinging" was already in the air.

may i pose a question to you? i was only working from the bottom of the canvas (unidirectional as you stated). however, could i possibly have let gravity & force act as my other dimensions?

whereas pollock used walking to different sides to gain different access points, but i let the force of throwing & dripping to achieve different directiions?

[MachTwang]

The title of your video is "Learn to make a Jackson Pollock" not "Learn to make John Keese's impression of a Jackson Pollock"

It would be as if I posted a video of "Learn to make a Rembrandt" and completely disregarded his use of chiaroscuro and instead substituted tenebrism. The end results may appear vaguely similar, but it is indeed not an accurate representation of the title.

[airamanno]

...you are so right!

[johnkeese]

@MachTwang again, thank you for stating the obvious. i looked to see if you had any uploads to compare, but i didn't find any. why so?

[marymoomoo1]

This is sickening! I was looking for a Jackson Pollock video to show my high school students. This video is so disrepectful to Pollock!

[johnkeese]

wait! i've got a video you can show them. i made one called "Learn to make a Jackson Pollock" where i put the canvas on the wall instead of the...

um, you've already seen it. never mind.

[Shoutai]

you know pollock worked on the floor...right? this is so upsetting...

[johnkeese]

#15, thank you for restating the obvious (with regards to the floor).

join in the conversation, not the mudslinging.

[jenestin]

Jackson Pollock is rolling around in his grave right now.

[johnkeese]

i heard that too. poor shame about that earthquake by his grave site.

[colouredpictures]

you got his hair line............yep that's about it.

[MewMewMaster]

Oh ya I agree with that one. Your painting just looked like mess when you finished. It looked nothing like a pollock.

[colouredpictures]

yeah okay Toby Flenderson...

[johnkeese]

wait, i'm bald?!

[johnkeese]

no, i do that off camera....

[airamanno]

Why shall I do a Pollock? I do my own things!

[johnkeese]

so do i

[emooBlondie]

this is just dumb. jackson pollock actually told stories with his work. each drip was deliberate; he didn't just throw paint at a canvas.

while i respect that you're enjoying what you're doing, please don't disrespect pollock by saying your work is anything like his.

[johnkeese]

yeah, i'm pretty sure i have hurt his feelings and yours. i'm sorry that i have offended you.

[iloveevoli]

Yeah, the video content of this stuff is retarded. However, the videography of it is nice. I can't help but think that maybe that was your focus, rather than ripping pollock.

[tazz0316]

wtf

[johnkeese]

= where's the food?

[erinwence1]

So what do you do, dip the bunnies in paint and hurl them at the bedsheet? All that talk and we don't even see closeup) what he does with the bunnies? And yeah, the sheet should be on the ground. That's the way Pollock did it. Still, I enjoyed this video.

[johnkeese]

good point, i should've had more diverse shots.

[givingupishardtodo]

This seems to be a satirical view of Pollock's style. The only way you would have had some what of a chance of being close to successful was if the painting...ended up looking like a Pollock. Instead you have the point saying he "only threw paint around" with the result of something much more hideous than his work with total disregard of aesthetics which Pollock didn't do.

[empiremonkey]

This video is wrong in so many ways....

[ricclifton]

this is a disgrace to jackson pollock

[argophontes]

It's only fair, Pollock was a disgrace to art...

[icklayooppay]

you're saying abstract expressionism is a disgrace to art? i've never heard that before, you're either a genius or an idiot.

[johnkeese]

hot dogs are a disgrace to buns, but many people still eat them...

[hayleen3]

It takes you too long to actually make your point, and there is too much talk in general. Like others said, maybe you should try doing the next one on the floor, like Pollock did.

[johnkeese]

#13, thank you for restating the obvious (with regards to the floor).

however, thanks for the suggestion in speeding up action and less talk. i'll keep that in mind next time

[XbleeddeepX]

um jackson pollock painted on the floor..... but i guess that would have nothing to do with his style right? dumbass...

[johnkeese]

#12, thank you for restating the obvious (with regards to the floor).

join in the conversation, not the mudslinging.

[jeffrey740]

who is this jerk off ?

[johnkeese]

the great-grandson of abraham lincoln

[fridmark]

not really the best stuff what ive seen....

[johnkeese]

me neither

[jonnythunderwalker]

when see you drawing a figure or sculpting a arm from stone then i will say your an artist...

[johnkeese]

what about when i plug some lights together?

[cspace1234nz]

Are you Ron Howard ??

Anyway, this is not art, this is absolute crap, this is your few minutes of fame at best, enjoy !

[cspace1234nz]

But I didn't say that. I didn't suggest for a moment that Jackson Pollock's art was crap.

Of course if you think Pollock's art was crap then you are absolutelt correct, though there are millions of people who don't, including many expert art critics who consider him a genius, collectors who have paid tens of millions of dollars for his paintings and the world major art galleries who have his paintings in their collections.

Have another look perhaps ?

This guy is still crap though !

[cspace1234nz]

You sound like the kind of guy who will say "my 5 year old could do that" and people have always said that about various forms of art.

It is indeed the practice, over a lot of years, that sets a Pollock or a Picasso apart. In the same way that this guy and maybe a 5 year old can "whip up" some sort of painting, could they and would they do that day in and day out for many years by way of disciplined practice ?

People who don't like Pollock tend to like nice pictures of hills and rivers.

[cspace1234nz]

Of course he had a practice, what a stupid thing to suggest he didn't, almost as stupid as the assumption that I am American.

More than a little insecure aren't you ?

Still living at home with mother are you ??

[cspace1234nz]

You seem to think this is my video.

I love how you people rant and rave but only show Insecurity.

Knowing where you are coming from I can understand why you are so rigid, uptight and fragile so of course I can only ever take what you write as a compliment.

Give me sheeps any day (hang on, that should be sheep !)

[Glumlock]

picasso was probably so sick of drawing the human form flawlessly that he created his own style

[platinumpen11]

So what if he's not doing the method 100% correctly? I bet he had a good time doing it. Honestly, I'm recreating the process of Pollock's action paintings this weekend for my 20th century art class, and I can't wait to start dripping industrial enamel and maybe some cigarette ash for good effect. I'm just saying, snobbery isn't fun, action painting is.

[ljhoeniges]

Your right, Art is more then the finished product its in the experience, some people are just truly lost.

[johnkeese]

right on. i had a blast making it. and i'm still surprised that people feel this strongly about it to comment.

art is supposed to develop a reaction, right? so far this has...

[miguel71492]

you already messed up, jackson pollock painted with his canvas laid out on the ground

[johnkeese]

#11, thank you for restating the obvious (with regards to the floor).

join in the conversation, not the mudslinging.

[jwsurfin]

I love how respectful and positive you remain after petty onslaughts of barbarous opinion.

[johnkeese]

hey thanks!

[missionrepublic]

ART SAUCE

[nretelas]

That jazzy bop music was horrible. Plus Pollock painted on the ground because he felt it made him 'closer to the painting.' You put together something here that obviously took a while to make, so I give you credit. 4/5

[Vidiot1955]

File this under videos I never finished watching.

Fun idea. Good title. Nice music track. But it's 3 X as long as it should be and unbearably pleased with itself.

In short, a whimsical idea that lost all whimsy in the execution.

[purptoker]

Who's bob????

[johnkeese]

he's bob's brother

[therationalist]

mostly your painting just isn't very good

[Leti1313]

the biggest error is to work on the wall. the first thing about Kackson is that he worked on the ground floor..

[johnkeese]

#9, thank you for restating the obvious

[saintpeterob]

What an idiot. Are you trying to be funny??

This is like taking a black and white photo of a tree and calling it "How to Make a Ansel Adams".

You think you a pretty cool don't you? You do hav ethe same haircut as Pollock though.

What a Tool...

[johnkeese]

Funny you should mention Ansel Adams. I am currently working on a video for that? Small world, huh?

Oh, and another thing... "What a tool" is probably one of my favorite sayings. Seriously. No joke.

For further inspiration, you should check out my "How to make a Mona Lisa" video as well.

Thanks for watching!

[utah2]

dont listen to winkydee, what he know bout pollock? hes from canada

[johnkeese]

eh?

[pakau]

your making a jackson pollock on a wall ? guess not :D

[winkydee]

Brutally lame. Sorry dude. Not even funny enough to get passed the first minute. I fast forwarded to see if it got funny, but, I was as disappointed with this video as I was with the hand prints on the red bed sheet.

Oh hand prints, when will they ever learn?

[utah2]

thanjs for teaching usZ! whats the clear medium you start with?

[johnkeese]

not a problem. however, i'm not sure what "clear medium" you're referring to. i only used house paint on a bed sheet....

i hope that helps

[utah2]

did jaxson use a bed sheet 2? no wonmder they were so big! those walmart and acrillic tubes look HARDCORE!!

[2251977]

you really dont understand it do you?

[johnkeese]

on the contrary, i believe i do. i pretty much have all the same information everyone else does, but i take it to a different conclusion by a different path.

you may disagree, but i don't believe art is a black and white subject (like 2+2).

thanks for watching and commenting!

[KryKslr]

OK......first of all there isn't a person on earth who could paint a true Jackson Pollock.....it isn't the same....you can paint an abstract expressionist painting.....you can't paint a Pollock....

Second of all......Pollock didn't just randomly throw paint evrywhere....like you did on your poor excuse for a painting. I think Pollock said it best himself...."NO CHAOS, DAMN IT!"

Also, Pollock painted on canvas on the ground.....that was a major part of his art....painting from all sides...

[johnkeese]

krykslr -

thanks for your comment. however, you're comments will have more weight to them if you engage in the conversation rather that repeating facts that have been stated numerous times above.

i'm not unwilling to learn something or defend & explain my ways. let's all try to learn from each other.

thanks for watching!

[ZomgJiggles]

Pollock painting on a canvas and on the floor -_____-

[johnkeese]

Correct. Thanks for watching

[reknown1]

Great teaching resource students will connect with your humor and have fun watching.

[johnkeese]

reknown1, thanks for the comment. are you a teacher?

p.s. i really want to go to new zealand sometime. what's the best time of the year to go?

[reknown1]

I appreciated your humor john and think it would capture the interest of my junior classes. Great teaching resource.

[wskfqld]

You are a narrow minded simpleton and man with out honor. Shame on you! You truly lack Intellect and most of all, soul. Pollock was a man who was truly troubled, he was intense, he was what you will never. As Pollock was and still is today an inspiration, as he was able to break through his demons or harness them at times and leave his mark as one of the truly great artist of his time. You, well you, you are are nothing more than a dog turd, I spit on you.

[AdamE4042]

Beautiful work. Pollock would be jealous.

[johnkeese]

thanks for the complement. i really would like to know what pollock would think/say.

although i believe someone is going to reply to this saying "pollock would say you're a moron" or something like that. to that person i say, "peace be with you."

[hermeslove]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

what is WRONG with you???????

[iaalwoa]

Johnny, there's a huge difference I think you don't understand between a Jackson Pollock ( a real work of art with a meaning) and only painting on your sheets (I really hope you don't think you're an artist, I hope you can figure that you haven't made anything. And by telling people they can do a Pollock you're destroying Art. I really feel sorry for you, you don't understand a single thing about art and I didn't know people like you existed for real.

[johnkeese]

bonjour! thanks for commenting.

i do realize there are several differences between what i have created and what pollock created. yes, he painted on the ground. yes, he dripped instead of throwing paint soaked animals at the canvas. all correct. however, was i trying to duplicate his paintings? no.

furthermore, because you disagree with my rhyme or reason does not disqualify my creation as art. it is art you dislike. it is art that many people apparently hate. but it is art nonetheless.

[wskfqld]

You are a narrow minded simpleton and man with out honor. Shame on you! You truly lack Intellect and most of all, soul. Pollock was a man who was truly troubled, he was intense, he was what you will never. As Pollock was and still is today an inspiration, as he was able to break through his demons or harness them at times and leave his mark as one of the truly great artist of his time. You, well you, you are are nothing more than a dog turd, I spit on you.

[snakeinmaboots]

If you're serious, you're a friggin moron. The whole point of this thing was to be funny. If this guy was to say that he was expressing his emotions through every drip on this canvas, you would be kissing his butt right now, saying how he's so friggin philosophical or something. No, I'm not an artist but I know the cool thing about art is that is has no true form. This may or may not be art but it's not your call.

[johnkeese]

interesting side note, have you guys seen that movie "my kid could paint that"? nice documentary.

[JaimeTrindade]

FUCKING sucks

[CRskateshit]

this FUCKING sucks

[TheFailingOptimist]

'paint.... its from the latin for paint' haha

enjoyable video

[johnkeese]

thanks for the comment.

[shrkkkch]

Pollock was an amazing artist, and those who can't see that must truly be blind. some advice: Pollock painted with his canvas on the ground

[vaninvents]

the melody on 6.42 was made with Garage Band?

[johnkeese]

yeah, it was. good ear.

[vaninvents]

NO.

[phoretheboar]

are you really that naive and immature? you obviously don't understand pollock's drive his mindset and the representation he creates with paint on canvas, you're an idiot and seriously need to devote this worthless freetime into learning a little bit about who you talk about, imbecile.

[johnkeese]

phore, thanks for taking time out of your day to watch my video.

[phoretheboar]

anytime chief

[whochanged]

not really to funny, dont mock a genius like pollock

[johnkeese]

not funny? that's ok, everyone has their own sense of humor.

don't mock a genius? yes, he was a genius - but everyone (including pollock) is fair game for a remix.

[boulderdamn]

I'm not laughing.

[loopdeluke]

I think people should be a little more open to new ideas... He's not a 'bad artist'... If you think something is bad, you don't like it, doesn't mean the artist is bad. Everything is art. You could shit right in the centre of a canvas and call it art, and people do! I personally think this guy's done a good job, and is brave to be doing this film of his work because obviously (and as can be seen in the comments) people are going to judge him pretty harshly... I like it

[TheStrangestDream]

one question,...does being bald help your Pollack technique at all?

Joking...i like the idea, more colours and paint and there would be something there to admire...I think the intensity of P's work stem from the many layers applied.

[Azorino]

wow. You are a truly truly bad artist. Yet I still consider you an artist. The child lorna is much better than you. The fact that the paint is on the wall. is just so wrong. The dripping wont work. THESE ARE NOT EVEN GOOD POLLOCK FAKES OR EVEN HOMAGES!

[PANZYUTUBEIS]

you waste my life

[xpressunith]

this is ridiculous............do you even know jackson pollock?

[johnkeese]

no, he died before i ever got a chance to meet him.

[nothate]

Ya jackson Pollock painted on the floor and he did drip not throwing he also plated were i can see what your doin but he never did drips on the wall

[Afrowasi]

good acting

[Speedofsmell]

FUNNY BUT POLLACK PAINTED ON THE FLOOR

[scribjellydonut]

That's fuckin hilarious. I'm not being sarcastic that really was funny, pretty good acting too, sort of a seth green kind of feel to it.

[Soul74]

What's your point?

[thinkjuly8]

This video as well as all the comments on it are retarded.

Good day.

[Kurturmis]

anyone can make a pollock it requires no talent or skill.

[Boghy90]

that thing isn't a Pollock. It's only a fake.

Pollock doesn't painted on the wall, but on the floor.

and the paint was dripped not throwed or splashed..

[johnkeese]

you are completely correct. pollock painted on the floor so he could walk around the canvas and engage the canvas from all points. furthermore, he did not throw the paint as i have shown. he used many tools (even a turkey baster) to drip the paint.

thanks for the comment.

[FawkShrub]

ya, i took your advice and made one of these in my bedroom and now my apartment managers is all like "what in freakin crap" so Im all like "ART! hello ever heard of it, sheesh" yeah

[TifaIA]

It's "je suis fini." But interesting. ^^

[crossbuster71]

it's "j'ai fini"