Of all the schools of Art they strike me as the most original when it comes to the play of light upon their subjects. Of course that is my subjective opinion, but when it comes to Art, the subjective is always dominant. The history of Art is a great sea, and the best guide through that sea I have found is the late Paul Johnson’s Art: A New History (2003). Much of contemporary Art is poisonous grift, but that is not a reason to neglect the heights the human mind has reached in this important field of human endeavor. Go here to read a review of Johnson’s tome.
I Have Always Liked the Impressionists
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
“Much of contemporary Art is poisonous grift”
So true. My wife and I were in Italy a couple of weeks ago, We saw
The Pieta, David, The Last Supper, works by Caravaggio and Bernini. Pieces of incredible talent and skill. Today taping a banana to the wall is considered art.
I am all too often reminded of this Banksy parody piece Show me the Monet
Fine Art or Find Art?
It’s not who you know, or is it?
Uber Schlock.
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