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prince_alfie · 08/03/06, 04:34 AM

Yes, Picasso was pretty good but not everything is to my taste. Seriously, I prefer Lichtenstein over him. In fact, I really think that Lichtenstein's quotations of Picasso are more interesting.

I think that as much as Picasso was prolific, a lot of it was legend to be interesting. I think that we can create our own gods. And I just prefer Gerhard Richter over him all the time. Who else can create a masterpiece out of a recent political tragedy in Germany. And being a Leica guy, German politics and events are important to me.

I won't claim to be objective and I know what I like. For example, Baselitz is awesome. Wooden sculptures of visceral feel to them. Just sweet and lovely for sure. Of course, Anselm Kiefer is beautiful with his monuments. Picasso painted a lot of variations on the same stuff: bulls, chicks/erotica, portraits of his buddies, Guerinica, classical art, and still lives. Richter did more: still lifes, toilet paper, landscapes, cityscapes, political art, portraits, erotic nudes, buildlngs, architectures, and purely abstract paintings. Picasso couldn't touch Richter on those radiant abstracts. I'm sorry. Plus Richter is much more photographic, seriously. It's like pure bokeh of genius. Deconstruction is cool but Richter did it more profoundly. Like looking the world at f/1 all the time!

08/03/06, 04:34 AM	#15 (permalink)
prince_alfie Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 06/15/05 Posts: 24	Re: the visual art prefrances Yes, Picasso was pretty good but not everything is to my taste. Seriously, I prefer Lichtenstein over him. In fact, I really think that Lichtenstein's quotations of Picasso are more interesting. I think that as much as Picasso was prolific, a lot of it was legend to be interesting. I think that we can create our own gods. And I just prefer Gerhard Richter over him all the time. Who else can create a masterpiece out of a recent political tragedy in Germany. And being a Leica guy, German politics and events are important to me. I won't claim to be objective and I know what I like. For example, Baselitz is awesome. Wooden sculptures of visceral feel to them. Just sweet and lovely for sure. Of course, Anselm Kiefer is beautiful with his monuments. Picasso painted a lot of variations on the same stuff: bulls, chicks/erotica, portraits of his buddies, Guerinica, classical art, and still lives. Richter did more: still lifes, toilet paper, landscapes, cityscapes, political art, portraits, erotic nudes, buildlngs, architectures, and purely abstract paintings. Picasso couldn't touch Richter on those radiant abstracts. I'm sorry. Plus Richter is much more photographic, seriously. It's like pure bokeh of genius. Deconstruction is cool but Richter did it more profoundly. Like looking the world at f/1 all the time!