Come on — we’re just two blokes trying to find some meaning to “fine art”
btw, there is a fun program on L.A. PBS called “Fake or Fortune” where they use modern forensic technology to determine if “found” works are fakes or not. Last night they investigated a Degas that was previously labeled a fake and now determined to be Real and worth 500 Thousand pounds (as opposed to a couple of pounds) to the British family.
I took Art Appreciation 101 in college but obviously it didn't work with Rothko.
The chapel has benches so that people can sit and, I assume, contemplate the symbolism in the paintings. I was never good at finding (or looking for!) symbolism.
I could have been an artist...like Rothko. :)
****labeled a fake and now determined to be Real and worth 500 Thousand pounds (as opposed to a couple of pounds) to the British family.***
Which proves it is not the QUALITY of the art but WHO DID IT.
Reminds me of the man who wanted to sell an unsigned de Kooning painting worth thousands to finance his son’s education. When it was found to be a fake it went from being valued at tens of thousands to to the value of only the paint and canvas.
Andy Warhol used to buy lots of common plates, saucers, cups and never even opened the packages.
He knew that on his death such items would fetch thousands at an auction because HE once owned them, not for any artistic merit in the items.