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I don't think it's fair to compare artists (painters) to poets and writers. Old famous painters can get away with anything. Deser says older artists 'aren't a
by s0teri0s 5y ago
I don't think it's fair to compare artists (painters) to poets and writers. Old famous painters can get away with anything. Deser says older artists 'aren't as restrained by convention;' I take that to mean there is less intellectual rigor in older works (that is older works of senile artists are more akin to finger painting), which art dealers have a financial interest in promoting as works of advanced genius, easier to do with artworks than bad writing.
So what I'm saying is there's not as much difference as Deser suggests between old artists and old writers.
As for physics practitioners, the redundancy in articles I read on subjects like quantum physics suggests a certain amount of stagnation in the research, but it seems to me like we're always finding new ways to learn a little more about gravitational phenomena.
- discreteevent 5y agoFinger painting? Have you looked at the paintings of older masters? It's more like they have finally mastered their art and can now focus on the essence of it.
- s0teri0s 5y agoDo you feel that is true of Picasso, who was cited as an example in the article? When I see his oldest stuff, I can see the art in some of it, but other examples leave me questioning the validity of any his art. And Pollack literally just sprayed paint on a canvas. I'm not sure how old he was when he did that, though. Maybe he did get better. Of course, I don't think my examples are all-inclusive, nor do I mean to generalize about all elderly artists.