Q: Was Classical Realism dead but now staging a slow comeback?
John Ng
Technically, that is true, as somewhere on earth is an artist doing a
realistic piece at any one time. However, the dearth of good
realistic piece coming out of the woodwork is as good as rendering
classical dead. If this is not so, then why are modern realistic art
in the market almost always dated within the last ten years? And, why
then do they almost always look as if the artist is grasping to
re-learn the lost art. And why are the results always hard in look;
(too) simple in composition; overtly bright and multi-coloured; and
poor in technique?
John Ng
Advocates an art renewal and the return to sensible art
http://community.webshots.com/user/pigsmayfly
Interesting article at:
http://www.sherryfrenchgallery.com/realist.html
G*rd*n
| There are some people who believe that classical realism never died.
| Technically, that is true, as somewhere on earth is an artist doing a
| realistic piece at any one time. However, the dearth of good
| realistic piece coming out of the woodwork is as good as rendering
| classical dead. If this is not so, then why are modern realistic art
| in the market almost always dated within the last ten years? And, why
| then do they almost always look as if the artist is grasping to
| re-learn the lost art. And why are the results always hard in look;
| (too) simple in composition; overtly bright and multi-coloured; and
| poor in technique?
Heard of Andrew Wyeth? Or is out of the "realist" canon for
some reason?
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Carmine Rhedd
pigsm...@hotmail.com says...
>If this is not so, then why are modern realistic art
>in the market almost always dated within the last ten years? And, why
>then do they almost always look as if the artist is grasping to
>re-learn the lost art. And why are the results always hard in look;
>(too) simple in composition; overtly bright and multi-coloured; and
>poor in technique?
Oh dear, even more inventive art history
from the Dean of Misinformation...shouldn't
we label John's version "art histrionics?"
John Ng
> Heard of Andrew Wyeth? Or is out of the "realist" canon for
> some reason?
You didn't hear what I said, "dearth".
John Ng
> Oh dear, even more inventive art history
> from the Dean of Misinformation...shouldn't
> we label John's version "art histrionics?"
I expect a message like this from a simpleton.
Carmine Rhedd
>I expect a message like this from a simpleton.
And I expect juvenile name calling from
someone as adolescent as John Ng!
G*rd*n
| > some reason?
pigsm...@hotmail.com (John Ng):
| You didn't hear what I said, "dearth".
How many do you want? And will Wyeth do? It occurs to me
that you might not consider him to be a realist.