/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3220755
>as a medium capable not just of negation but of positive expression
you prefer positive expression? than you will be very disappointed in most of what 20th century art has to offer.

>the fact that modern art is still considered the exclusive, avant-garde movement against which all other art is devalued and seen as nothing more than kitsch is basically just insulting.
You are confused by different ways of measuring the goals of fields, which have nothing to do with one another.

character design, decoration, concept art … means to please the eye with comforting compositions, colors and stylized, idealized representations.

A fine art piece can create its own rules, be neither definitely positive or negative in its reception, ambiguous, converging contradictory moods in itself …
>"Portrait of Mdm. Matisse - Henry Matisse"

As in most art disciplines, there are areas of intercection, design being close to fine art (Jugendstil) and fine art being close to design (works that take inspiration and references from design, Albert Oehlen for one)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KyGqDYTCW7Y/Tdg5PZR3YGI/AAAAAAAAXco/zBJd6VwrHec/s1600/Oehlen6.jpeg

The way you dismiss pieces like the black square by Malevich is just a snotty negation, opinionated and try hard edgy. You can claim anything to be pretentious. Finally, as much as you may disagree with something, art history defines its milestones automatically. The works that leave a lasting impression will endure. The ones that don't will be forgotten.