That's a great way to describe ol' Klimt- I never cared for that gold shine. I feel like he's boasting. A generally safe approach to present-day art is "are you serious? This is bullshit!" I'll see if I can make note of the exceptions in a later post.
I'm "Klein Blue" because I saw an Yves Klein monochrome at the SFMOMA and stared at it for 20 minutes going "Okay, this modern art thing? I get it now." Friend's parents had a Klee print in their bathroom growing up - who cares? Girl had a Kandinsky in her room - who cares? Jackson Pollack? Fuck off. The capper was when, in 9th grade, I went to Europe and the Stedelijk in Amsterdam and three of the exhibits were from a couple of my mom's friends. I mean, I'd helped put that shit together. Modern art museum? Fuck off. It was a bunch of TVs. I would love to see some "modern" art that isn't either Morpheus International or Deviant Art. The Hirstification of art just bugs the shit out of me.
I would love to see some "modern" art that isn't either Morpheus International or Deviant Art. The Hirstification of art just bugs the shit out of me.
Meaning what, exactly? You'd like to see examples of contemporary Impressionism or modern art-portraits or etc? If so I concur. There's a sense that some facets of art have been 'left behind'; not clear why.