[pure-silver] Re: The Quest and My Heresy??
- From: "richard l. gifford" <rlgif@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:39:47 -0600
afterswift@xxxxxxx wrote:
I always question why someone dislikes a particular artist's body of
work; I always ask the specific reasons why. Bill, you made a general
statement without backing it up with reasons. What is it that you
dislike in Picasso's work? Inchoate answers don't cut it with me. I
think that's childish. If you're going to go public on the Net with an
opinion, have the respect for your readers to inform them. Otherwise,
you have no credibility and wasting others time.
Best,
Bob R
I have an adult opinion with a reason. I love
Picasso's work as an excellent example of a shrewd
person correctly assessing the ridiculous direction the
art world was headed and cashing in. Picasso said that
he laughed all the way to the bank. But I guess his
opinion also wasn't credible, because I don't recall
him giving reasons as to why he thought it was so funny
when people tried to attach meaning to his work. Maybe
because it was self evident. I read a fascinating
rebuttal that quoted Picasso and then argued with him
using all the correct buzzwords, so I suppose that's
more credible by modern standards.
Back to the subject of the image in art. People have
to be told by the arbiters which artist's work is to be
appreciated. Brain function is not an allowed element
in correct art appreciation in modern times, only sheep
instincts. So the image, if in fact one can be
discerned, is irrelevant.
Regards... Dick Gifford
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