My cousin, a nationally-known exhibiting artist, paints in the school of "Expressionism" & "Abstract Expressionism" and apparently is quite well-thought-of in the art world.
"Abstract Expressionism", perhaps the ultimate avoidance technique.
I knew what 'Abstract' was but had never heard of 'Expressionism'; was somewhat prepared for something unusual; and was not disappointed in my expectation, only by her actual art. I asked her to explain the genre and her buzzwords were incomprehensible to me. Her husband was RAOTFLHAO, of course, 'cause he's got good sense (grin).
I return to the original position, if the viewer can't tell what is being represented then IMO it's not really worth viewing. If it's nothing more than Arabesque designs, fine, then make 'em attractive; if it's a scene or animal then make it identifiable!
But obviously one person's trash is another's treasure 'cause my cousin manages to sell enough of her trash to finance some fairly sporty junkets not to mention the ongoing back-&-forth from NM to NY. Like The Old Used-Car Salesman said, "There's an ass made for every car seat!"(grin)
Regards, Joe
