Q: What's the dumbest thing anyone has ever said about art?
A: I was in an art gallery and someone was talking about German expressionism. He apparently wasn't ready for the intensity.
This person hated expressionism and said that the artists were probably just trying to deal with their "war traumas". Then he laughed. He did a smug laugh.
That's one of the dumbest things ever said.
These people went through two world wars. We have no idea what that's like. These artists suffered immensely in Nazi Germany. They had to leave their home country and a lot of them died.
You don't just paint landscapes and greeting card illustrations. You're going to use your freedom. Your freedom as a human being. As much as possible. Turning off your emotions is not a good idea.
You're going to tell the truth about reality in the form of ideas.
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