What do you think? I love that question, but some answers are like watching paint dry. When one sees fine art, a comment made too objective can teeter toward insult or worse, apathy. Why? Well, because art is personal one expects an expression that reflects the individual's contemplation. Adolf Joseph Monticelli's art makes me think. Not everyone likes him but I don't care - I do, and it took some time to figure that out. The fragmented nature of his canvas, his impasto makes me feel I've slipped into a dream. Take this work of women's enjoyment of a cockfight, just left, It intrigues me. The light and color makes me want to be there, but I feel apprehension toward the background and apprehension makes my tummy feel icky. Enrichment is icky sometimes, even if only from a mental emotional perspective; yet, icky may just be part of what's sensed. So stand there, wade in it, make the investment, have an experience. Fine art doesn't need as much objectivity as it does time, objectivity is a return for time spent well. So, if we take the time to visit a gallery, museum or studio, also take time to ensure conclusions drawn about artists or art are ours; albeit, informed. We may not like the work when we're done, but we are bound to leave with worthwhile thoughts. My thought on the subject of fine art verses objectivity: be impartial but always make it personal, less we find ourselves and everyone in ear shot drowned by smears of boredom.
Written by George Tuber
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| Adolphe Joseph Monticelli - Painting Entitled: Wie es Euch gefällt (As You Wish or As You Like It) |
