Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement. No longer distinguishable from everyday life.
From Brad Holland
If they were starting their careers today, Rockwell and Picasso would probably both be painting on black velvet.
The only people left in America who seem not to be artists are illustrators.
Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year.
Cubism is still the most important art movement for the same reason that John D. is still the most important Rockefeller.
Futurism: This was a movement of intellectuals who wanted to replace tradition with the modern world of machinery, speed, violence, and public relations. It proves that we should be careful what intellectuals wish for, because we might get it.
In America, the only truly popular art form is the movies. Most people consider painting a hobby and literature, schoolwork.
Fifty years ago, it was the dream of every bohemian artist to be seen getting out of a limousine wearing blue jeans and sneakers. Today, it's the dream of probably half the people in the country.
Political art expresses the cliches you agree with, unlike propaganda, which expresses the cliches you don't.
Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well.
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