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Hello all,
Jim:
Yes, I agree with you. There will always be those who fight change in art as in anything else. Some people think that smearing actual feces on the canvas is art....I personally do not. Everyone has to draw the line somewhere. I draw the line at intentional creation of ugliness and/or inciting controversy to sell your work (not necessarily meaning Freud here). None of the changes you you mentioned imply either of those. I think a majority of people who saw this painting for the first time would (and have so far it seems) recognize this painting as ugly...i.e. not aesthetically pleasing. I don't think professional fine art should be created unless it is aesthetically pleasing and/or makes a discernable statement (not a statement you have to research the artist or take other measures to devine). Vision is a sensory experience, why give it something displeasing intentionally?
It's not a 'modern' vs. 'classical' thing.
Sure, it's a subjective opinion, but that's what I don't like about the portrait.
In plain language....it's ugly.
Nathan
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