Do you appreciate abstract art?
Do you only like paintings, sculpture, etc. that is representative of something real or can you appreciate a work of art that is more about color or shape and isn't meant to "be" anything in particular?
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4meAndyou · F
Having studied art, the first, and original, abstract artists, such as Klimt, Malevich and Kandinsky, were highly experienced in realism, and highly respected for their realistic work before they began to play with shapes and colors.
In one sense, I suppose I have a degree of snobbery toward abstract art. If the artist is incapable of painting or sculpting realistically, then, to me, it invalidates any childish scribbles they might have done in the abstract.
In one sense, I suppose I have a degree of snobbery toward abstract art. If the artist is incapable of painting or sculpting realistically, then, to me, it invalidates any childish scribbles they might have done in the abstract.
SW-User
@4meAndyou There is a part of me that feels that way as well, especially in regard to atonal and contemporary classical music. If a composer can only compose pieces that sound like mashing random keys on the piano, I'm not particularly impressed. If they're capable of also writing music like Mozart and Tchaikovsky but don't do so because it would be reactionary and pastiche, that's a different matter.
4meAndyou · F
@SW-User Agreed.