Posted by Cory on May 31, 2001 at 16:44:57:
In Reply to: Re: 4s and art posted by Joe on May 31, 2001 at 14:02:11:
: I have been thinking about something recently:
: 1. Real subject matter + abstract execution = Interesting
: 2. Abstract/surreal subject matter + realistic execution = Interesting
This is true for me (not just in visual art, but in all mediums of art). I do not like Pollack because he has an abstract subject matter with abstract execution. This is pretty much what all "modern art" is. Some guy puts two blue dots on a white background and says it is a "representation of the dying Indian culture in America". Ok.
Ultra-realism isn't too bad though. This is how many TV and movie dramas work.
-Cory