Monthly Archives: February 2011

In The Enveloping Air by John Berger, the writer describes the exhibition of Claude Monet’s work at the Grand Palais in Paris. Viewing Monet’s paintings allow you to travel through the country, coastlines, and gardens, all distinctly created in the … Continue reading →

In the second half of Criticizing Art Ch. 2, it continued on to discuss feminist, multicultural, and queer aesthetics and criticism. I believe it is good to write about the female artists that have been ignored in previous historical writings.  … Continue reading →

I in no way believe that art produced in modern times is the worst every seen in history. Just because more people have the luxury of enough support to do art, does not mean that all the people who aren’t … Continue reading →

In the article, Louise Bourgeois Statements from and Interview with Donald Kuspit, Bourgeois discusses her strong opinions about art. She said that art is a privilege, and that“privilege entitles you when you deserve nothing”.  Most artists seem to have very … Continue reading →

The article Downtown’s Daughter, talks about a young woman named Lena Dunham and her work in film. She is the daughter of artists and studied creative writing at Oberlin College, where she began making short films. Her stories have a … Continue reading →

The first half of Ch. 2 discusses current art criticism by relating it to the art theory of postmodernism. It discusses the differences between modern and postmodern art in order to better understand postmodernism. The modern age started during the … Continue reading →

These are some of the requirements outlined by Max Beckman in “The Painter’s Wisdom” from 1927 that will make an artist get the recognition they deserve. The article is written with a cynical attitude describing his frustrations with society and … Continue reading →

In the “The Blue Distance” by Rebecca Solnit, she describes how blue creates distance. She compares this blue location in the distance to desire, that once we get there it is no longer blue and there is a new distance … Continue reading →