I’m hardly a fan of Kinkade’s but he’s Rembrandt compared to Neiman.
(Oh, and I guess I get to wear the dunce cap and be thought a Philistine, because I like Rockwell and Pat Nagel both. Oh, well.)
Is Keith Haring really overrated? I’ve always gotten the impression that he was looked down by the “high art” scene as being too pop.
Jomo - fair enough, taste is taste. But are you saying that art must be beautiful or at least not repulsive to be viewed as art? What do you think of an artist such as Shiele, for example? Or Serrano? Or Mapplethorpe’s more extreme works? Not criticizing, I’m just curious where you’re coming from, and what is important for you in art.
<pencils in his notebook…Harry Lime. Location, undeclared…likely Palestine> 
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<follow up note re: Harry Lime…student of John Duns Scotus>
Neither. Rather a redneck, in point of fact.
Does anyone have any idea why Matthew Arnold decided to stick the name of this hapless ancient tribe onto a set of people in modern society with little or no taste? Did he just pick them at random?
Could people who think Erin Brockovich is the best film they’ve ever seen just as easily have been called Carthaginians or Hittites? What gives?
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Does anyone have any idea why Matthew Arnold decided to stick the name of this hapless ancient tribe onto a set of people in modern society with little or no taste?
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Why was he so down on the Bohemians, anyway?
I remember being in the Tate Gallery in London, looking at a painting by Mark Rothko. It was a big rectangular canvas which was almost completely one color (red, I think). Then there was a black vertical stripe from top to bottom near the right edge, followed by a red stripe to its right and another black one on the edge.
THIS got in the Tate Gallery? Aargh! BOOOOORING.
SNOOOOOPY,
Come to Houston and visit the “rothko chapel”, it contains several large paintings (all black), I am amazed that no one has mentioned my favorite glass guy, he takes a lot of heat for being a “fake artist” (but not from me, I love his stuff).
unclviny
I think Cristo has always been more of a publicity-seeker than a serious artist.
–Actually, many artists hire others to assist in the execution of their works, including great artists like Frank Stella, Richard Serra and Anthony Caro. I don’t think this is a valid objection, i.e., it doesn’t in an of itself imply that the artist is a fraud.
Neimann is a fraud because he’s more interested in exploiting a market than in making good paintings. This would be true whether or not Neimann works alone or hires assistants to paint his stuff by numbers.
voguevixen, Have you ever actually seen one of Christo’s major works? I have seen two, and both were incredibly beautiful and breath-takingly awesome.
My personal nomination for most despised is Thomas Hart Benton. His art makes me seasick.
Are you talking about Chihuly? Did you read the art review in the Houston Press? Man, they ripped him apart in that article.
I have heard that the Philistines often bought matador paintings.
The Carthaginians wisely eschewed this faux pas. Instead, they wisely decorated their houses with reproductions of Raphaels.
Sorry, but I don’t know enough about the Hittites to comment.
JAYELLE,
Yes, I saw that article and it pissed me off, that whole “high horse vibe” that I have been getting from the Houston Press lately really sucks, but since Public News went away I have been “forced” to read the Press, it was encouraging the following week to read the letters defending him.
I THINK CHIHULY ROCKS!
unclviny