(October 14, 2019 at 8:11 pm)Alan V Wrote:(October 14, 2019 at 7:48 pm)EgoDeath Wrote: My problem is with how easily these critics and important figures can be manipulated. The contemporary art movement, for example, is a total joke. I saw one piece that was simply a canvas that was painted red - that sold for something like 40 million dollars.
The question of who gets to decide what quality art is is a good question... and it's not one I pretend to have the answer to. But I think we can definitely decide what art is not. And painting a canvas red and selling it for $40 million is not art. And if someone argues that it is, I have some beachfront property in Idaho to sell them.
Yes, I certainly agree. But I see very little chance that such a painting will still be considered worth anything in the long run. In the long-term, even the critics get sorted out.
I hear you. I've always found the world of painting fascinating. Can you recommend a course or a book I could try?
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