Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997)
Title: Art Critic, 1996
Medium: Prints and multiples, Screenprint
Edition: 150
Image size: 19.72 x 13.35 in
Catalogue: Joseph Fine Arts Inventory Catalogue
Contemporary art criticism is a fascinating subject.
No-one dares touch it save for the few allocated to it because:
- They have a bullying manner
- They went to the "right" schools and studied the "right" kind of art
- They support the "right" kind of art, which now is post-modern, nihilistic anti-art
- A multicultural viewpoint also helps quite a bit
The idea really is to displace western art and the western art tradition.
But the essential point of excellence is missed.
Measuring excellence is not a culturally loaded task.
The idea of excellence originated in western thought, guided by Christian philosophy.
So the true art critic bases his judgment on western tradition within a Christian context.