5. Modernism and the Figure “Beauty” was to be destroyed. Photography meant that “realistic” painting was pointless.
6. Modernism and the Figure “Beauty” was to be destroyed. Photography meant that “realistic” painting was pointless. “Attitude” is more important than “skill”.
7. Modernism and the Figure “Beauty” was to be destroyed. Photography meant that “realistic” painting was pointless. “Attitude” is more important than “skill”. Traditional training largely ended in the 1940’s/50’s.
10. Post-Modernism and the Figure “Concept” was more important than the actual art object. Painting women was misogynistic and definitely not allowed unless you were a woman.
11. Post-Modernism and the Figure “Concept” was more important than the actual art object. Painting Women was misogynistic and definitely not allowed unless you were a woman. Realism was considered mere “illustration” and therefore very unsophisticated.
12. Post-Modernism and the Figure Most current MFA programs produce graduates with very little or no ability to draw or paint realistically. Emphasis on such skills is evidence of a lack of sophistication.
29. American Art COLLECTOR, Southwest Art Everyone else No pretense, but also not very “cool”. Traditional skills and subjects are emphasized.
30. American Art COLLECTOR, Southwest Art Everyone else No pretense, but also not very “cool”. Traditional skills and subjects are emphasized. Some of the work can be corny, un-original…”kitsch”.
