Good and Evil

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Architectural Sketch for a Rear Entrance to the Museum of Critically Approved Modern Art

When something is labeled illustration, kitsch or commercial by a critic, it simply means that it is politically incorrect in the Modern Academic sense. These labels are usually assigned to artwork exhibiting a high degree of skill and craft, which most people like without the benefit of an Artspeak indoctrination. When they come from Modern Art critics they really mean blasphemy, artistic evil and ignore anything so labeled. Such artwork is then excommunicated from any holy place showing Modern Academic Art.

Modern Academic theologians, critics and historians have damned some of the best 19th and 20th century artwork by simply using these labels.

Here are some examples of good and evil as seen from the Modern Academic point of view.

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Questionable

Not yet labeled as evil by critics. But they try to pass off the sense that its art going off in the wrong direction. Things are starting to get suspiciously kitschy in their opinion.

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Evil

Academic evil. Never mind the detail, the technique or any attractive quality in the subject matter. Modern Academic Art Critics do their best to make believe that this sort of painting doesn't really exist.

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Advanced self expression

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A great artistic advance Artistic bulimia Surreal cement sausages
     
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Great drawing

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Creative beyond comparison

nude with problems Kindergarten talent finished coloring book page 

 

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2006-01-30
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