In Reply to: The whole surrealism thingy? nt posted by tinear on June 8, 2010 at 12:05:06:
If you want to claim de Chirico was good because he was a surrealist - go ahead, for he was an artist first and foremost. OTOH, Dali was a total fraud regardless of the school.
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- Yes, there are good people within ANY stupid movement - Victor Khomenko 12:50:50 06/08/10 (5)
- Dali possessed amazing drawing skills and, I'd argue, will be remembered for - tinear 15:06:12 06/08/10 (4)
- Dali will be remembered for his skillful manipulation of inept viewers, nothing more. nt - Victor Khomenko 17:12:41 06/08/10 (3)
- Don't kid yourself, Picasso also was a master at media and critic manipulation. - tinear 11:50:24 06/09/10 (2)
- Every wave of teenagers has to discover Dali before moving onto real art, so you might be right... in a... - Victor Khomenko 16:28:16 06/09/10 (1)
- Okay, there are many artists I don't particularly like, either, but I don't fail to see both their - tinear 18:05:08 06/09/10 (0)