Lavender Mist

The above title makes the assumption that for knowledge and information to be valuable, it should be applied to everyday life. However, I believe that to properly answer the question one must take into consideration that the value of knowledge varies and depends on an individual or society as the title does not explicitly state for whom the value of knowledge is greatly diminished for. In this essay, I will be defining the word 'knowledge' as facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience, education and association. I will also be defining the word 'value' to better understand the value of the knowledge gained. The word 'value' can be defined as the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. With regard to the essay

Though the painting does not incorporate lavender, according to Greenberg, the black, white, orange and blue hues radiate a mauve hue that inspired him to suggest the name 'Lavender Mist' to Pollock. In this painting, Jackson Pollock incorporated the drip action technique to create layers upon layers of paint so as to create a chaotic picture using an assemblage of drips and splashes. One interpretation of the painting is that by Richard Taylor, an art scientist, who believes that the more Pollock incorporated these techniques, the more chaotic the painting became due to its resemblance of naturally occurring fractals (his earlier paintings were less chaotic than his later ones such as Lavender Mist). He believed that the more chaotic these paintings became the more it reflected Jackson Pollock’s emotions (such as chaos and determination) and brought about his abstract expressionism to a new level. Jackosn Pollock's unique method of painting serves to highlight the deeper significance in his work. By using this abstract art style, it can be said that his artwork (such as the Lavender Mist) holds significant personal value due to the emotions required to make the painting as well as the emotional response evoked by the viewer. Like Greenberg and Richard Taylor, if a person is able to gain a deeper meaning of the world through abstract art, it is possible for abstract art to hold value irrespective of its limited visual representation of the real