Has art jumped the shark after WWI?

[abaris]

I'm not saying that it doesn't ultimately come down to the final product. I'm saying that it's impossible to completely separate the final product from the process that created it, therefore the process comes into consideration.

I'm certainly not downplaying your opinion, but for me the process is entirely secondary when it comes to art. Parker in his post on this very page explained it best. The techniques the above painter used are top notch. The middle picture looks like a photo, but that's just it. For me it bleeds sterility. There's nothing emotional about it.