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Originally Posted by Garnet
And I need credibility with you because? I need to be specific about what appeals to me and what doesn't because?
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It has nothing to do with gaining credibility in my eyes. As a rule, however, one ought be familiar with something before condemning it.
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Please re-visit the OP. This thread is titled "Things I've never understood the genius of...." I clearly don't understand the genius of Picasso.
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My contention is that you don't understand the genius of Picasso because (like many people) you haven't bothered to give his art more than a cursory glance.
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In my opinion, his work is ugly and I don't like it. That you have a different opinion is ok by me...
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Differences of opinion don't bother me; I don't mind the idea that the Picasso paintings you've seen are ugly. I take issue only with the fact that you criticize his paintings universally when obviously you haven't seen them all. As I said, Picasso had a huge number of paintings covering a great range of styles.
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but you choose to call me ignorant and get a bit snotty.
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Calm down, I never called you any such thing. I simply said you were uninformed in regard to Picasso's paintings, which is just a reflection of what you said yourself.
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*shrugs* I joined this thread to have a little fun. *heads off to read other posts*
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Do whatever makes you happy. Personally, I've been having fun defending an artist who's criticized for bogus reasons way too often.
07-09-2004, 10:09 PM
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