Interesting. I never considered it that way.
I had a choice between art school and drafting school. The drafting school made me the better deal. Plus I doubt I'd have been a really good artist even with training.
Many of the artists I like were certainly more realistic, even the ones with less than realistic subject matter. (Bosch, Escher, Dali...)
From the drafting pint of view, expressing 3d in 2d by putting for instance both eyes left of the nose just doesn't work unless the figure is shown as clear. I suppose that's the sort of thing that's always bugged me with Picasso.
Some of the stuff I didn't have much liking for became much more likeable when seen up close. Impressionists, some modern art like Pollok all are impressive in person, much less so in photos. Picasso still did nothing for me seen up close.
Maybe I'll have a go at looking at some online and trying to view it from a philosophical point.
Steve B
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