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To: wardaddy
> Blame Impressionism

May I suggest Post-Impressionism or just plain madness of the crowds. I have a theory that most Impressionists needed a good optometrist. I see an Impressionist world without my glasses, I do not see the insane world that Biscuit Basket Tisket Tasket or whatever his name was saw. Thank God !

44 posted on 05/21/2017 1:06:52 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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To: ADemocratNoMore

I’ve heard a theory that Impressionism was a response to photography. If you wanted a perfect black and white reproduction you just took a picture, leaving the Impressionists only color. Once color photographs and printing were common artists just gave up.


46 posted on 05/21/2017 2:04:44 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: ADemocratNoMore

There is a pertinent discussion of realism in art at:
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/Philosophy/ArtScam/artscam.php


49 posted on 05/21/2017 2:16:40 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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