My kid could did paint that



Discipline-based art education has made Pollock simulations like these common throughout elementary schools in California. This one does a good job of capturing the density, scale and composition of one of Pollock's drip paintings.

DIY Jackson Pollock


Create your own Pollock online at jacksonpollock.org. Curiously, when you're done, the software signs the image , "Mitos Manetas, 2003."

Fireworks


Painting by controversial child artist Marla ("My child could paint that") Omstead.

The Trouble with Angels (1966)


A Pollock-inspired painting opens the scene in the girls' art class at St. Francis Academy.

In Like Flynt (1967)


"Don't like nudes?" asks James Coburn as Flynt. When he presses a button, a nude sculpture disappears and a nude painting flips around to be replaced by Giacometti and Pollock look alikes.

Todai


The tables at Todai restaurant in Arcadia, California, are covered with a Formica-like laminate that looks like a Pollock painting.

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