Saturday, April 29, 2006

Funky

Two art critics in the 1950-60's almost destroyed 'Art.' Rosenberg and Greenberg shaped artistic endeavors during this time with their 'criticisms' and letters. The result was Minimalism, Structuralism, Conceptualism, and later, Post-Modernism, episodes of semi-creativity that were (are) overrated. The reason we should have never moved so far away from Expressionism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism is this: we have not learned our lessons yet!.... Although the above critics were aided by the false French intellectual tradition of the time - Baudrillard, Foucault, and that monster of deception, Derrida- they still bear most of the responsibility. All around me i see evidence of degenerate efforts... our real knowledge of light, color, and the primitive unconsciousness has certainly faded.

(Or at least is not where is should be).

1 Comments:

Blogger pilgrimchick said...

It is very disappointing that art has been so depreciated in the public mind--it's as if we look back on great works of art and great artistic ideas as part of our past rather than what could continue to be created in our present and future.

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