This is fascinating reading. Those of us interested in the through line of destruction that found its way from this kind of reductionism into the Church, will find this extra piece of the puzzle food for thought. Thank you.
Thank you for the informative piece Hilary. Most modern art says nothing to me and leaves me cold. Watching the video link you included that featured the lobster on the telephone reminded me that my wife and I had laughed at that very piece at the Tate Modern in London. I had no idea there was a pushback from the realists - more power to them!!
Rick, if you follow the page you'll learn all about the push-back. There's a whole movement. Yesterday I posted the first of a two-part series on what happened to art, both the initial destruction, and the (entirely political) philosophies behind it, and the birth, growth and (today) flourishing of a global movement to rebuild. Stay tuned.
When I decided to learn to paint in December 2009, I had no misconceptions about where my school would be. My parents have land, so I went outside to learn, thankful for that. The magazines were filled with realist art and a growing number of ateliers, and even I knew that was a new thing for them, but I was glad to see the tidal wave of realism - even though I was drawn to Whistler and others like him (as found in the book “Like Breath On Glass”). I understand why people in my rural area couldn’t care less about art: the only time they saw “art” was when the news showed a splatter that sold for millions. (As Paddy alluded to here in the comments.)
Great article. The exact same thing happened in music schools and conservatoires where radicalised professors encourage all kinds of atonal rot that the public does not want to hear, and yet the radicals control all the prime positions so act as gate keepers.
Re modern art, I subscribe to a very witty quarterly periodical called The Jackdaw which keeps a very close eye on trends in modern art and offers some trenchant comments. Well worth supporting.
I was told by an architecture student that if she didn't design everything according to the Brutalist or Bauhaus school of depressing ugliness she'd be thrown out and lose her scholarship. They took over academia and completely locked down all the avenues.
This is fascinating reading. Those of us interested in the through line of destruction that found its way from this kind of reductionism into the Church, will find this extra piece of the puzzle food for thought. Thank you.
Thank you for the informative piece Hilary. Most modern art says nothing to me and leaves me cold. Watching the video link you included that featured the lobster on the telephone reminded me that my wife and I had laughed at that very piece at the Tate Modern in London. I had no idea there was a pushback from the realists - more power to them!!
Rick, if you follow the page you'll learn all about the push-back. There's a whole movement. Yesterday I posted the first of a two-part series on what happened to art, both the initial destruction, and the (entirely political) philosophies behind it, and the birth, growth and (today) flourishing of a global movement to rebuild. Stay tuned.
Great piece, I spent most of my life assuming I didn't care for the visual arts, when in reality it was the art being pushed by bad actors.
When I decided to learn to paint in December 2009, I had no misconceptions about where my school would be. My parents have land, so I went outside to learn, thankful for that. The magazines were filled with realist art and a growing number of ateliers, and even I knew that was a new thing for them, but I was glad to see the tidal wave of realism - even though I was drawn to Whistler and others like him (as found in the book “Like Breath On Glass”). I understand why people in my rural area couldn’t care less about art: the only time they saw “art” was when the news showed a splatter that sold for millions. (As Paddy alluded to here in the comments.)
Great article. The exact same thing happened in music schools and conservatoires where radicalised professors encourage all kinds of atonal rot that the public does not want to hear, and yet the radicals control all the prime positions so act as gate keepers.
Re modern art, I subscribe to a very witty quarterly periodical called The Jackdaw which keeps a very close eye on trends in modern art and offers some trenchant comments. Well worth supporting.
I was told by an architecture student that if she didn't design everything according to the Brutalist or Bauhaus school of depressing ugliness she'd be thrown out and lose her scholarship. They took over academia and completely locked down all the avenues.