If I look at something that I don't understand but that a large group of people clearly values very highly, trained experts in the field included, my first instinct is not to form a dismissive opinion based on personal preference. I'll typically try to find whatever is hidden from me upon first glance. You clearly adopted a different strategy.

How did you arrive at the conclusion that your judgement of art is ultimately meaning-, or even insightful?

[+] kemsat -9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (12 children)

I have eyes. Her art looks like something an amateur would do. Everyone has and uses judgement, my judgement of art is not less valuable than anyone else’s, which is why I asked why she’s considered to be so good.

That’s also a super elitist view. As if only highly trained artists can have opinions about art. Enjoy your walled garden I guess.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Okay amateur, let's see you produce something as technically crafted, symbolically stylized, and emotionally evocative as she did. If you don't feel you have enough pain to draw on, we can break your spine and give you Lupus.

[–] kemsat -5 points 2 months ago

I’m not an amateur because I don’t paint. But her work looks like something some one in art school could paint today & wouldn’t get recognition.

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