sorta puts modern "art" into per$pective
Cliff Morrison
Tweenies painting mistaken for a Jackson Pollock
A painting featured on the Tweenies was reportedly mistaken for work by
modern artist Jackson Pollock.
The BBC is said to have received a complaint that the painting had been
used without permission from a charitable trust set up by Pollock's widow.
But it turned out the abstract piece had been created by set designers as
a stage prop to illustrate modern art.
They whitewashed an old painting and splashed blue and orange paint on it.
The Daily Mail reports a spokesman for the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
claimed to be unaware of the complaint, but added: "These things happen
from time to time."
Series producer Iain Lauchlan said: "They were hugely embarrassed. Once we
explained their mistake, they apologised and admitted they had been
convinced it was a genuine Jackson Pollock. It raised quite a laugh among
our staff."
He added: "The whole thing took five minutes (to create). To be honest, we
thought it looked nothing like a Pollock."
In the programme the Tweenies were shown watching a video featuring
paintings by the likes of Constable, Van Gogh and Monet.
Story filed: 11:37 Wednesday 26th December 2001