Actually, some of that ICU art sounds pretty cool.
"By 1982, no ambitious artist was going to display skill, even if he had it." That's spot on. And it was happening much earlier than that. Some of Picasso's work has grown on me, but the man, as early as his teens, had completely mastered realistic draftsmanship, and he just got bored…
Actually, some of that ICU art sounds pretty cool.
"By 1982, no ambitious artist was going to display skill, even if he had it." That's spot on. And it was happening much earlier than that. Some of Picasso's work has grown on me, but the man, as early as his teens, had completely mastered realistic draftsmanship, and he just got bored with it, I guess. But some of what passes for great contemporary art, like Basquiat, just looks like what came home from the Kindergartener, which mom sticks on the fridge to make the little tyke feel accomplished and talented.
I've always loved the realistic art from before all of this "too sophisticated to care" stuff that popped up in the twentieth century, because it's beautiful, and because the care, time, and skill that went into making it shows that humans are capable of creating things almost miraculous.
Actually, some of that ICU art sounds pretty cool.
"By 1982, no ambitious artist was going to display skill, even if he had it." That's spot on. And it was happening much earlier than that. Some of Picasso's work has grown on me, but the man, as early as his teens, had completely mastered realistic draftsmanship, and he just got bored with it, I guess. But some of what passes for great contemporary art, like Basquiat, just looks like what came home from the Kindergartener, which mom sticks on the fridge to make the little tyke feel accomplished and talented.
I've always loved the realistic art from before all of this "too sophisticated to care" stuff that popped up in the twentieth century, because it's beautiful, and because the care, time, and skill that went into making it shows that humans are capable of creating things almost miraculous.