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Money and Brain Power...
Gallery owners and show runners have learned a very interesting fact:
If you have to explain a painting, or if the subject requires any real "thought" on the part of the viewer, it is harder to sell.
Thereby, it is easier to display works that defy explanation and require no actual thought from the prospective buyer except perhaps "does it go with my cat and my couch?"
Realism requires visual comparison and evaluation as there is a representation of a person, or a scene, and hopefully a narrative or story to the subject that draws the viewer into the work and gets their brain working.
The gradual dumbing down of the art buying public was completed in the late 70s and the establishment responsible is now backing worthless Thomas Kinkade prints sold to unsuspecting buyers for thousands - their next evil plot.
I think the line may be rewritten to: "First, we kill all the artists."
Just Say "Gnome" to Modern Art!
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