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i don't get itpicasso// larry

updated thu 14 sep 00

 

Diane Mead on wed 13 sep 00


You must see Picasso's genius
in the form of his relief prints--
amazing--his best work

esp the still life work


>From: Larry Phillips
>Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: I don't get it
>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:49:31 -0700
>
>Carrie or Peter Jacobson wrote:
> >
> > The Brother Thomas work, which is in an upstairs room - you must ask a
> > gallery worker to take you up to see it - simply blew me away.
>
>
>
> > Then down to the Shimakoa work, and my complete lack of comprehension. I
> > just don't get it.
>
>I don't think you will take much flak for your views. Do you imagine
>that any artist would want you to appreciate his art because of the
>reputation he has built? Would you want your pots appreciated because
>you are well known (well, assume you are, for the sake of argument)?
>
>I always try to look at any art (or craft), without regard to what
>others tell me about it. I can respect the opinion of someone else
>without being a slave to that opinion, and after all, what is fame, but
>the opinions of many.
>
>This is not to say that the opinions of others are worthless, and
>indeed, if many opinions tend toward admiration for the artist, there is
>obviously something that is good in the art, but if it doesn't grab you,
>I don't think you should worship it anyway.
>
>I used to wonder why van Gogh got such good press for his paintings.
>That is, I wondered right up until the day I saw one up close (it was
>'Crows in a Cornfield'). What had seemed to me to be the equivalent of
>the dabblings of a child, suddenly came alive for me. It was an almost
>physical shock to my system. Obviously, folks who knew his work, knew
>about the quality that I belatedly discovered.
>
>On the other hand, I still think Picasso sucks.
>
>--
> Hukt on fonix werkt fer me!
>
> http://cr347197-a.surrey1.bc.wave.home.com/larry/
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Larry Phillips on wed 13 sep 00


Diane Mead wrote:
>
> You must see Picasso's genius
> in the form of his relief prints--
> amazing--his best work
>
> esp the still life work

Nope. The only thing I have seen that I don't consider crap are some of
his charcoal sketches, and they are merely adequate, in my opinion. I
haven't seen any of his ceramic work either, though.

--
Hukt on fonix werkt fer me!

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