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"fine" artists who make you cringe

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From: wendy free (wendypaigefree_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 06:14:36 PDT

mine: bacon - while i respect his skill as an expressive painter, to me his works are nightmarish! http://mirror.oir.ucf.edu/wm/paint/auth/bacon/
 
dubuffet - the arte povera phase when he mixed dirt with his paint and everything looked like poop, eew! http://www.si.umich.edu/History_of_Art/demoarea/details/NO041.html
 
but then later he made these nifty design-y things i really like??? hmmm...http://www.si.umich.edu/History_of_Art/demoarea/details/NO043.html
 
damien hirst, worst of all, to me - sensationalist, schlocky, vile, no-talent http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/news_comment/artistsinprofile/hirst.shtml
 
i was thinking a cool project for mid/advanced level hs students would be to find an artwork they can't stand (we've got tons of books and old art mags in the room), critique it, and write a proposal for re-doing it broken down into how they would change it compositionally, referring to specific el. and prins, how they would change the style, subject, expressive quality, techniques... next, meet with me to discuss ideas, sketch, and create a final comp. based on their plan. thanks for the idea, everybody!!!!
 
wendy free
 

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