I thought the same thing when recently viewing some Monets in person at the Barnes Foundation. The paintings have sort of aquired a magical mystique, but when you look at any individual painting, you do think, "Anybody could've painted that."
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Anybody could've painted that
My friend Tony (star of my painting Tony is an engineer!) has a Monet poster in his house. A while ago we were standing in front of it and talking about the art world. Tony remarked that although the painting is a famous Monet, really "Anybody could've painted that." I actually agreed, looking at that 1 painting. If this painting wasn't "a Monet", and was submitted to a competition or show, it would probably be ignored.
I thought the same thing when recently viewing some Monets in person at the Barnes Foundation. The paintings have sort of aquired a magical mystique, but when you look at any individual painting, you do think, "Anybody could've painted that."
I thought the same thing when recently viewing some Monets in person at the Barnes Foundation. The paintings have sort of aquired a magical mystique, but when you look at any individual painting, you do think, "Anybody could've painted that."
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