Jack Pollockson

Jack Pollockson (Japanese: キース・バスキア Keith Basquiat) is a character of the day who appeared in The Art of Pokémon. He also appeared in the Ash & Pikachu manga, where he went under the name Kys Vaskia.

In the anime
Pollockson is a world-renowned abstract who resides in Whitestone. He owns three, which are the ones that actually paint his art. He had his Smeargle paint a wall in Whitestone. However, the town's residents disagreed with his views on what art is and claimed that he was vandalizing the town. In rebuttal, Pollockson claimed that the Smeargle were just expressing themselves, but nevertheless, he was disappointed with their latest creations.

He is a private man, who has a distaste for journalism's take on art, since he believes that if art is to be truly experienced, it must be seen in person. However, he invited and  to his studio and mansion to show them some of his latest pieces. He revealed to the group that he decided to become an artist 50 years ago after seeing a sunrise turn the landscape into thousands of colors.

After saving his Smeargle from, he witnessed an equally amazing sunrise and decided to paint it. His Pokémon captured the various hues on another Whitestone building, with the final result amazing the previously disgruntled locals. Even though rain soon washed away the piece, Pollockson was not disappointed by the outcome.

In the Ash & Pikachu manga
Jack Pollockson appeared in Searching For The Color Of Miracles of the Ash & Pikachu manga. He went by the name Kys Vaskia in that chapter, an adaptation of his original Japanese name.

Trivia

 * Jack is named for the famous abstract artist in the English version and after the graffiti artists  and  in the Japanese version.

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