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Artist’s Statements of the Old Masters

This article is good for a laugh for anyone who has spent time in university art classes or establishmentarian networked galleries.

Key quote, before the mockery begins: “To be ‘contemporary’ your work needs to be explained and justified in the language of postmodern theory. As works of art have evolved to require less skill in their making, artists have been become increasingly reliant on intellectual pedigrees substantiated by theory.”

There is much truth in that statement… if any thoughtful person could consider the ridiculous jargon of artspeak to represent an intellectual pedigree. Postmodernism doesn’t participate in the discernment and accuracy that are the hallmarks of real intellect; it mimics the behavior of insightful analysis without partaking in its substance. It takes a special type of ignorance to accept this blather as an acceptable substitute for actual accomplishment.

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