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Postmodernism does not help us understand good art. It encourages art that can be easily understood and throws in something catchy to cover the loss of mystery.
Walter Darby Bannard
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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
Painter
Printmaker
New Haven
Connecticut
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When you write something new about science, other scientists may not like it but they pay attention because it is subject to proof. When you write something new about art, it is subject only to the reader's discomfort, and will probably be rejected.
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If art depended on content, then one painting of an apple would be as good as the next one.
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Whether something is called art is beside the point. What counts is what happens when you ask it to actually be art.
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Art may be for the privileged few but they have earned the privilege and deny it to no one.
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