/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3706173
"linear" is the wrong word. there is nothing "linear" about the developement of movements in art. only styles branching off in other directions. but these directions are not linear at all and could even go back full circle.

the post modern aspect of "taking the car apart and looking at each aspect standalone" is more of an act of zooming in. a key work in this are the water lillies by Monet. i almost guarantee you, whether you'd be a degenerate anime fag or an art philistine of another kind, that when you stand in front of these water lillie paintings, you will be taken aback by the rich and playful application of color that Monet has achieved. it is mesmerizing in the true sense of the word.
the thing is that in these paintings (maybe not for the very first time, but still quite exemplarily), the body of the color is almost lifted from what it means to depict. the color itself has become the subject. this was a major departure for painting in general. when you accept the fact that painting after this was often more aimed at the psycho-dynamic process of seeing and memorizing shapes and colors, you may have also taken a step further to understand where contemporary painting has come from.

afterall, you don't go from the pythagorean theorem straight to quantum physics, because you believe you are "too smart" for the steps inbetween. in the same way, contemporary art is based on this vast history of art that humanity has produced so far and its allowed to do so. yes, here and there, you need a manual to understand what it is about. but that just falls right back on you, because obviously, you haven't identified the implications for lack of knowledge.