What I like about art is the ability to project something that doesn't exist.
So landscapes and portraits, while I can appreciate the detail and expertise of the painter, and the history, they're just not my cup of tea.
I like weird stuff, it doesn't have to make sense, but it has to move me.
It also doesn't have to be done by an expert.
I've seen drawings by kids that made me feel something and I appreciate it as art.
I also like the interior design aspect of pictures, that you can put a few different pictures up on the wall and they seem connected and right.
Maybe something to do with the geometry or colours or themes, but they can make you feel more comfortable in your own home.
And sometimes it has to do with where or when you purchased the picture, it having a history that is related to you personally.
Actually, that reminds me, I have a Jeff Koons book with all of his works in it, including a couple of pages of basically porn that he tried to pass off as art.
I need to get rid of that before my daughter starts to go through my library. :-)
So landscapes and portraits, while I can appreciate the detail and expertise of the painter, and the history, they're just not my cup of tea.
I like weird stuff, it doesn't have to make sense, but it has to move me.
It also doesn't have to be done by an expert.
I've seen drawings by kids that made me feel something and I appreciate it as art.
I also like the interior design aspect of pictures, that you can put a few different pictures up on the wall and they seem connected and right.
Maybe something to do with the geometry or colours or themes, but they can make you feel more comfortable in your own home.
And sometimes it has to do with where or when you purchased the picture, it having a history that is related to you personally.
Actually, that reminds me, I have a Jeff Koons book with all of his works in it, including a couple of pages of basically porn that he tried to pass off as art.
I need to get rid of that before my daughter starts to go through my library. :-)
