04-06-2007, 12:21 PM
I was a huge Escher fan when I was young (16-20), too... I still like him now...but he's a bit over-exposed, I feel....
I also liked the literary surrealists, dada etc. There was quite a vibrant scene in Germany in the early 20th century.
However I strongly oppose to ryos's view that art has to either
Where would that leave masters like Jackson Pollock or most of the expressionists, who made paintings that were definitely NOT nice and no
Quite the contrary... I think.... the not-nice paintings are far more interesting than the nice ones (most of the time).
I also liked the literary surrealists, dada etc. There was quite a vibrant scene in Germany in the early 20th century.
However I strongly oppose to ryos's view that art has to either
look niceor
put some stimulating trick...!!
Where would that leave masters like Jackson Pollock or most of the expressionists, who made paintings that were definitely NOT nice and no
optical gimmickeither.....but are fantastic masterpieces, real high art.....??
Quite the contrary... I think.... the not-nice paintings are far more interesting than the nice ones (most of the time).