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animatedrouge2 t1_iu5is0a wrote

I actually really like Piet Mondrian’s art. It looks like random lines and colors, but there a whole bunch evolution of his work that shows how he reduced and reduced paintings until they were just color fields. I can see why people wouldn’t like it, but I think it’s interesting

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idsayimafanoffrogs t1_iu6jfsl wrote

I think thats particularly interesting seeing the other works to give that context. If I Had simply seen the reductions at the end without seeing the progression that it took to get there that would be completely lost on me. Makes me wonder about all those other pieces lost on me simply because the greater context of the work couldn’t be shown

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BrianMincey t1_iu6x6xr wrote

I also believe many of the people who say they don’t appreciate these works have never seen them in person. A picture in a book can’t begin to replicate many of these works.

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Reborn_Rhubarb t1_iu8idn2 wrote

I have had the privilege of seeing both a Jackson Pollock and a Rothko exhibit in person, and I can attest that it is a stunning difference. Once you get close enough that you can see the individual brushstrokes and the depth of the paint on the canvas, the craftsmanship of the art shines through in ways one could never imagine from viewing it in pictures on a screen or a page.

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