Salvador Dali "Lincoln In Dali Vision"
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There is an excellent new book, Dali's Optical Illusions"- Ades
Shows some fine details and brushwork.
Makes Modern Art look sick.
Mani DeLi
Modern Academic Art is incompetence in search of an idea.
...no skill no art
Tired of Modern Art? Check out my web page!
http://www.interlog.com/~hugod/
Michelle Parsons
http://www.fineartsite.com/gallery/Dali_12.html
mdeli
Modern Academic sense. The label is especially assigned to artwork
exhibiting a high degree of skill and craft which most people like
without the benefit of an Artspeak indoctrination. Kitsch threatens
the illusions of the vain elitist who sets himself apart.
The theoretical result is "Kitschophobia" as inspired by the fuhrer of
flatness Clement Greenberg in the 1940's. This view of kitsch and of
course illustration, helps Artzy Fartzies unquestioningly concentrate
on artistic incompetence; in their own artwork and in that of others.
As an imperative, the term kitsch really means ignore anything that
shows exceptional superior skill and craft. It affects artzy fartzies
much like religious fundamentalists who fear any mention of realities
that might upset their cherished beliefs. In this sense Kitsch is
equivalent to blasphemy. Once this tabu label is attached to any
artwork by the modern academic theologian one should expect no further
discussion on the matter. All artwork so labeled is then
excommunicated from any holy place showing Modern Academic Art.
A few results of the dreaded kitsch label are books on Surrealism with
no mention of Dali and slanted Modern Academic Art history which
totally ignores the work of 19th century academic masters.
I think that some of the greatest art ever produced is Kitsch.
Raphael, Dutch flower painting and three quarters of the best
religious art etc are kitsch by today's standards.
Of course when Picasso and anyone who is as poor a draftsman tries to
produce kitsch the result is abomination (Mother and child, dove of
peace, Paolo and the donkey etc.) Artzy fartzies label this sort of
over the couch crap as "self expression."
Here is my definition of Modern academic painted non-kitsch: it
exhibits lousey draftsmanship, no craftsmanship and looks like a
put-on that few would rescue from a trash heap if it lacked a coveted
signature. For the most modern variety It also helps if the artist
lived like a slob and committed suicide.
lake
is anachronism - as when that which was once held in high esteem is
seen to be utterly irrelevant. Kitsch gives the contemporary viewer a
sense of superiority over the recent past. It's a way of poking one's
elbow into the ribs of one's forbears.
It seems to satisfy a certain need for contemporary aesthetics. Perhaps
it's a recognition of discontinuity in our value-systems. Instead of
screaming out in horror, we laugh. Not a bad strategy, all in all.
- Lake
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