tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post1133569697357534161..comments2023-05-15T07:43:30.051-04:00Comments on Against Modern Art: Precision versus “More-or-Less”fantazoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09612699707665354289noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-91457262320423858032011-02-09T03:00:59.977-05:002011-02-09T03:00:59.977-05:00Yes,Suzy.However the Emperor Rothko had plenty of ...Yes,Suzy.However the Emperor Rothko had plenty of new clothes.One year before he killed himself he signed a contract for ONE Million Dollars to paint some more of those stupid squares.It was the largest sum of money paid to an artist and,by Jove-to the most deserving one too.Conclusion: painting for the art market corrupts as surely as selling derivatives or defaulting home mortgages.fantazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612699707665354289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-92014149478145381092011-02-09T01:01:56.294-05:002011-02-09T01:01:56.294-05:00I agree with your stance on Pollack...crazy drunk ...I agree with your stance on Pollack...crazy drunk maniac, but a good technique if you want to make your own gift wrapping. Rothko I always felt was pretentious art world silliness...reminding me of the story of the Emperor's New Clothes.Soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673860769748756614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-21828858159999215382011-02-08T09:42:49.342-05:002011-02-08T09:42:49.342-05:00In the course of the Blog I will try,knot by knot ...In the course of the Blog I will try,knot by knot to analyse the Problem.I am preparing some texts that should in a systematic way compare a work of art with a piece of modern art.Then,of course there is work of others who had done it before me and contemporarily and I shall present their insights.fantazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612699707665354289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-29340139454819690452011-02-08T06:59:49.209-05:002011-02-08T06:59:49.209-05:00Henryk,
No attempt to find your rejection accepta...Henryk,<br /><br />No attempt to find your rejection acceptable, just possibly understandable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-80117234382925168132011-02-06T16:34:38.228-05:002011-02-06T16:34:38.228-05:00I can sense in your comment that you are trying to...I can sense in your comment that you are trying to find a way by which my rejection of modern art could remain acceptable to the "right-thinking" people.That,perhaps I am only against excesses,obvious hoaxes, fraudulent tricksters but certainly not against the true giants,like Kandinsky,Pollock or Serra.Regrettably,unlike you I think that the squiggles of Kandinsky are laughable infantilism,Pollack's "passionate" spatters are trash and Serra is junk,not art at all. No apology for the strength of these opinions because I share my reaction with billions of people who know I am right.There is in fact only a small group of enthusiasts who honestly and fervently keep seeing passion in spatters,spirituality in Rothko and art in Kandinsky.Now-I am writing it to clarify my stance and not to try to change your opinions regarding modern art. I could not draw any satisfaction from changing anybody's mind on these matters.Some people in Ohio I believe, saw the face of Madonna in the patterns of tomato&mozzarella on pizza.How could one counter so much delusion? I could say I saw not Saint Mary in that pizza but Stalin with his mustache but that would not sway them.They need to see Madonna and when pizza arrived the two expectations twinned around each other-something both immaculate and chewable.I am not "hard pressed" admitting that whatever hysterical passions Pollock felt the pathetic spatters are not art.fantazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612699707665354289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808982736005265049.post-27186894539381749482011-02-05T09:39:23.295-05:002011-02-05T09:39:23.295-05:00Interesting post Henryk,
I'm wondering what ...Interesting post Henryk, <br /><br />I'm wondering what your actual stance is regarding "Modern Art?" Are you poo pooing all modern art? Wassily Kandinsky? Richard Serra? Alexander Calder? Do you really mean "Modern Art?"<br /><br />I find the the thinly veiled cynicism to betray your distaste for the success of those who have found reward in producing a certain type of work. I just think that it's not "Modern Art" that's the issue.<br /><br />I think you have hit on the nucleus of what really might be a problem with the state of "Art" and you have summed it up with the word "Precision." I really think that what you might be talking about is less "Modern Art" and more "Solecistic Art." I see a lot of work and wonder what's going on. It's like there is this absolute lack of ability but this desire to produce. I think that the crux of the issue is what is the artist really trying to accomplish? How can someone crush chain link fencing into a ball, gold plate it and then sell it for twenty grand? That's just economics not art. But even that isn't the same as not having the skill to produce something with integrity. That brings us back to precision. <br /><br />I'd be really surprised if it's "Modern Art" that's irritating you and I'd think you'd be hard pressed to argue that Jackson Pollack lacked real "Passion."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com