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Art is intended to evoke a reaction. Dislike is a reaction.

Although, it must be said, dislike is the easiest reaction to evoke.

Also the hardest, which confuses everything.

indeed, it is so, Grasshopper.....

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Originally Posted by Pangloss62

All you have to do is use "I think" before "it's ugly," and then you not only have an opinion, you acknowlege the intrinsic subjectivity of both the reception and criticism of art. Nonetheless, I appreciate your apology and hope you don't always mistake my own opinions as pomposity.:neutral:

Any statement on art (by anyone) the preceding "I think" is understood, unless you're quoting someone.
If you find 10 people who like a painting, all you've got is 10 opinions. That doesn't make it a good painting, only a more salable one.

I'll go so far as to include art "critics" and "experts" in having only opinions, too. They may be able to give you 49 reasons why they have that opinion, but those reasons are opinions too.

Pompous doesn't come from having an opinion, or even disagreeing with someone else's. Pompous is discrediting someones education, mental ability/IQ, background, social status, imagination, etc, if their opinion doesn't agree with yours. ;)

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Although, it must be said, dislike is the easiest reaction to evoke.

Also the hardest, which confuses everything.

Kincaid(sp?) sure as hell does that with me.

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Originally Posted by Pangloss62

Hey Big V.

Your Mondrian analogy is great. Really. You get an A. And I LOVE that painting. However, it's hard to say those Bolton attributes are good or bad; probably both.

A friend of mine noted Bolton's terse style...it annoyed him. For me, the jury is still in deliberation.

Thank you for the compliment, Pangloss62.

Today is Picasso's birthday! He'd be 125 if he weren't dead.

The whole point about brushwork is that it is designed to be seen from afar , Pangloss . You miss the point if you look at the brushwork .