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art4idiots t1_iu7k5y8 wrote

Reply to comment by Oblivions_gate in Piet Mondrian artwork displayed upside down for 75 years by Superbuddhapunk

Would you rather us all walk around in grey tunics, live in square buildings, listen to scales, and look at portraits of kings?

Art like this is important because it creates visual trends that persist through time. The influence of this art and artist can be found all over the world in every facet of life. If you don't think style and expression are important then I guess you wouldn't care about this art or any abstract art, but even still the impact is undeniable, from architecture to fashion, from music to tv and film. Mondrian and his work have been influencing aesthetic culture for over a century. Many people see that impact as important or interesting.

Edit: to be fair to you, this particular work in question looks like a cracked-out rip-off and is certainly not one of his best or most important individual works, but his body of work in general is one of the most influential in recent(ish) history

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Oblivions_gate t1_iu7lfhs wrote

Yeah abstract art is just kind of overrated to me. I’ve seen kids make this kind of work and it has absolutely no profound message or anything to me. I enjoy art. Art is just like different music genres, everyone has a preference in their own tastes and what they find meaning in.

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art4idiots t1_iu7oi82 wrote

It's no wonder to me that anti- abstract art people always use the same tired "kids can do it" trope...

Yea, kids can do it! Better than most adults. Some kids are actually phenomenal at it. That doesn't diminish its importance, kids can eat and breathe and shit too, and that's all pretty fuckin important.

You're absolutely allowed to like what you like and not what you don't, but (and this is the only reason i responded in the first place) you asked why it was important, I answered, and instead of addressing, literally, anything that I wrote you just jumped into telling me why you don't like it. No one's trying to force you to like it. So like, why ask the question? Did you even want an answer or did you just want to have someone primed to read your lazy critique?

Lastly, I'm sorry. I know you're probably a great person, and I feel like I just ripped into you, and I really don't mean anything personal about it. I think I foolishly got my hopes up that you were actually interested in an answer to your question and couldn't resist this retort. Godspeed, keep being and doing you, just maybe next time come at me with a less cliché critique. Really dive deep into your dislike, I wanna hear it lol ;)

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Oblivions_gate t1_iu7q354 wrote

Oh so you so you are a pretentious cunt, okay. lol.

There is nothing interesting at all about abstract art. Great, you can put some shapes on canvas that may or may not resemble something?

There’s a reason that cliche exists, and I think it’s true. I know children like you are very easily entertained by the prospect of simple lines and colors to look at to keep your attention, but for me it’s just useless junk. Realistically, everything is pointless and nothing matters, it will all burn or rot in one way or another. When someone shows me abstract art though I just do not understand how people think it’s a valuable piece of art.

But hey if you want to be an insufferable prick and type out novels that I couldn’t honestly care less to read while you sit on some weird ass high horse you do you.

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art4idiots t1_iu7qs4j wrote

That's a little better, but too much focus on me and not on your hatred of abstract art, you're getting distracted. Could you try again, but this time focus on why colors and shapes are for stupid little kids, like me, and not big smart adults, like you.

Edit: Also, my username makes it pretty clear I am, in fact, a pretentious cunt and an insufferable prick, so that's good news! You're not wrong about everything! ;)

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