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user-inactivated · 3166 days ago · link · · parent · post: Did you ever say "I could do that" when looking at some modern art?
So, I have an honest question here. When did the term "Modern Art" take on this narrow definition? From what I remember from my art history class (which isn't much to be honest), modern art is anything from the 19th century onward that eschewed traditional styles and techniques in the spirit of trying something new and compelling. So the term includes works such as murals by Thomas Hart Benton to the surrealist paintings of Salvador Dali to the pop art of Andy Warhol. Heck, I'd probably even categorize Bansky as modern art. Wouldn't it be more accurate to call this stuff abstract art or avant garde?