Pondering With Friends

[lady_windermere]

I was out with my friends today, and we started talking about snobbary in art. The Critics and the Art Galleries telling us what we should like, and the general public tossing them two fingers (or one if you are Spike) and buying what they like.

I know this is not fandom based, but, in my drunken mind, I thought I would post what I thought.

We have an artist in Scotland, well known, but of Italian decent, so I really don't think in this state I should make a try for his name. Anyway he is very popular by the general public. One of Britain's best selling artists, and really doesn't care what the "establishment" thinks. He is also self taught. So no not a techical wiz, but has his finger on the pulse of popular taste.

I think the Art Galleries should show his work, because that is what the general public splash their money out on, and is a snap shot of the mass taste of this time. What do you think? Should we let snobbary dictact what it perserved for the future?

His name is Vettiano if you want to check him out! Rothko is what the establishment likes (Yawn). Not saying what I like

Comments

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Yes excellent use of Primary Colours, the do always hit a nerve visually. I suspect my friend Marie's husband Steve would be into these paintings more than myself, but I do like them. They capture a feeling of hurt and pain.