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2 comments:
Ooooohhhh-- deep!
NOT!
Hi Beetlejuice--
You responded to my previous comment by saying, Hi RJ! Thanks for visiting my blog,although I don't really appreciate the elitist, sarcastic post you left,anyway have a nice day,you have an interesting blog here.Peace!
Okay, I'll admit that my comment was somewhat flippant, and definitely sarcastic. As far as the "elitist" comment, I'm a little surprised by that one, as you seem to be a fan of Ayn Rand (as am I, by the way).
Truthfully, I don't even recall exactly how I ended up on your Julian Schnabel post. I know I was looking around at a bunch of art that day. Anyway, here is my thing: when I look at this painting (and the rest of Schnabel's work), and the poor craftsmanship that I so often see in postmodern painting in general, I ask myself: how much of this lack of craftsmanship is intentional, and how much of it is basically because that's all that the artist is capable of?
I am well aware that in the "highbrow" art world, technical skill, and realistic rendering have been out of style for at least the last hundred years. In fact, for some, the "art object" itself is even obsolete. Personally, I believe that skill IS still important. (For more on this, see my post Anything can be Art: http://rjart.blogspot.com/2007/09/anything-can-be-art.html)
Another thought about Ayn Rand and art: a number of years ago, I had become very interested in Rand and objectivism. I'm still with her on a lot of things (individualism vs. collectivsm, capitalism vs. communism, etc), but interestingly it was her views on modern art and modern music that I could not really agree with. You see, I actually like a lot of modern and postmodern art (those terms being, of course, very broad), and have very eclectic taste in music, including a lot of "outside" or avant-garde jazz. What Rand DID do, however, was cause me to take a closer look at what it was I believed in and supported in art and music. Basically, I think that I now look at art and music with a more critical eye, which I see as a good thing (critical as in "art criticism" as opposed to simply being negative about something).
Thanks for leaving me a comment; I'm glad you found my blog of interest, and I hope you will stop by periodically in the future. You have a very eclectic and interesting blog yourself-- in the words of your Governor: "I'll be back!"
Best regards--
RJ
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