In Reply to: He was a major figure in modernism 25 yrs ago. Now he's a legend NT posted by Jazz Inmate on September 28, 2012 at 09:39:45:
to their elders. Is Richter, for instance, comparable in artistry to.... a Delacroix?
Art just doesn't mean as much to the culture--- people actually used to look to art for seminal portrayals of meaningful events in their history/culture--- and Damien Hirst has brought it all to a head w/his placing of dead animals into large plastic cubes.
In other words, is concept enough?
How about skill in actual "creation?"
Does Richter have the skills in painting to even hold the easel of a minor 18th century French painter?
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- I know him very well. I'm currently reconsidering my appreciation of major modern artists in relation - tinear 08:28:02 09/29/12 (1)
- obviously you don't - Jazz Inmate 23:57:39 09/29/12 (0)