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Jesus what a curmudgeon. I love how solidly he bought into the whole pretentious modern 'artiste' personality that is still being emulated today. I guess having
by drzaiusapelord 10y ago
Jesus what a curmudgeon. I love how solidly he bought into the whole pretentious modern 'artiste' personality that is still being emulated today. I guess having a world weary 'fuck you' attitude is probably the social signaling you need to do to get your stuff into high-end galleries.
- scrumper 10y agoDid he buy in, or was he the source? A bit like how you can hear Chuck Yaeger in every US airline pilot's calm drawl.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoEuropean bohemianism predates Picasso. I've always assumed that attitude was just another flavor of bohemianism.
- tripzilch 10y agohave you read other quotes about the moon landing? in terms of pretentiousness this is rather mild, he didn't even try to speak for "mankind" or "all the people on this earth".
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoActually he was a communist and painted portraits of Stalin. I suspect this was just a case of sour grapes.