Wednesday, June 24, 2009

thought on painting

In medieval times, painters were mercenaries. They made pictures for patrons, religious or secular, it was a design project with an explicit aesthetic. William Blake Is an early example of an artist as we understand the term.
The romantics of the nineteenth century were Were painting popular drama. The impressionists leading on to the fauves were answering a question: Why are we not photographers? Dada does not paint. cubists explore perception. expressionists emotion and image. abstract expressionists do color and texture toward emotion. they were all jazz fans.

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