Art Lovers discussion

So, we have listed many movements or styles of art throughout the ages. I would like to open a thread to opinions based on some or all of these.

What is your favorite movement or syle of art? Why? What do you like about it?

What is your least favorite? Why? What don't you like about it?

The answers may include history of the time period in which the works were completed.

I agree with the dislike for Dadaism. I just don't see the point. Anyone want to enlighten me/us?

Personally, I like Surrealism a lot. It makes me think. Some of it doesn't seem to make sense either, but there are paintings for example The Listening Room by Rene Magritte http://artpedia.tumblr.com/post/20533...
that evoke a peculiar sensation. It is almost claustrophobic, very surreal.

I like surrealism and impressionism. I'm not real keen on the Dada movement.

The PreRaphaelite Brotherhood is my favorite movement in art. I especially like the paintings that portray scenes from mythology. Every painting tells a story and the visual beauty of these works is usually quite stunning.

Holly wrote: "The PreRaphaelite Brotherhood is my favorite movement in art. I especially like the paintings that portray scenes from mythology. Every painting tells a story and the visual beauty of these works i..."

I'm glad you mentioned that, Holly. If you would like to begin your own thread related to that movement, that would be wonderful! If you have any questions about how to do this, let me know. I will do some digging and see if I can find things to add to that interesting and beautiful movement. It would be fun to view specific works related to the mythology behind them. I'm interested now in seeing what I can find. Thank you!

Thank you Heather, I will start on this over the weekend and post a thread for it next week.

I love:

Brutalism in architecture
German Romanticism (e.g. Caspar David Friedrich)
Abstract Expressionism
Minimalism

Usually I like:

Realism
Post-Impressionism (with exceptions)

Do not love:

Impressionism
Dada
Art Nouveau
Pre-Raphaelite

I wish I had a better critical vocabulary to explain why. Although I'm not even sure taste can be explained or justified.

Lobstergirl wrote: "I wish I had a better critical vocabulary to explain why. Although I'm not even sure taste can be explained or justified."

Great thought, LG, I don't think taste can always be explained or justified. Sometimes I see a piece and like or don't like it. And I can't say why. Other times it is obvious to me a reason why I don't like it, but for the works that I do like, sometimes I just can't justify my reasoning!

That brings up another thing about snobbery and art, but in this case critique, as if some of us are under-qualified to comment.

I say just say what you feel. Sometimes if you start from there you'll find better words (which explains most of my posts, hence my excessive use of the edit button).

Aaron wrote: "That brings up another thing about snobbery and art, but in this case critique, as if some of us are under-qualified to comment.

I say just say what you feel. Sometimes if you start from there yo..."

None of us are 'under-qualified to comment. There are no qualifications for taste. Thank you, Aaron.

None of us are 'under-qualified to comment. Offcourse..... nothing like under-qualification in making comments

Heather wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "I wish I had a better critical vocabulary to explain why. Although I'm not even sure taste can be explained or justified."

Great thought, LG, I don't think taste can always be ..."

Taste is something we develop over time. Just as our taste for food, the more we have of or know about something, the more we can appreciate.

Admittedly, there is a standard for good and bad art, but assuming we only talk about great art, we could all learn our way into liking various types of work.

As you can see, I am going through some older threads and I was reading through these posts. The last one by Ying Ying "Taste is something we develop over time. Just as our taste for food". This is so true! Since I began this group in 2009, I have learned so much from the more art informed, educated, experienced, etc. members of the group and actually some art that I had disliked, once I learned history, or reasoning, or mentality of the artist, etc. I begin to see some art differently.

For example, Jackson Pollock. I was only familiar with his splat paintings, but then learned that he actually did earlier work that was quite different (that I greatly prefer).



Going West
Jackson Pollock 1934-1935

I see the influences of Miro and Dali in this particular painting