i've always felt that art criticism is as much a reflection of the commenter as it is the artist. when brancusi did the first abstract sculptures, there was rioting in the streets over the raw ill-concept of it all ... now there's probably something very similar sitting in the corner of your favorite office park.
you could sit back and say monet is a guy who just painted a fair version of realism with his glasses off, picasso was adept at using a crayon and warhol had a good understanding of a copy machine aesthetics.
however you feel, the poster you see there is definitely in the classic folon style -- in the same way that cobi from the barcelona olympics was definitely a mariscal.
whatever the perception, these are facts:
* folon had major exhibitions around the world, including the met and the palazzo vecchio.
* folon was awarded the legion of honour (sic) by chirac.
so what's interesting, really, is this guy is a fairly big league "foreign" artist and has been brought in to do an ad for a small company that has had exactly one success: the apple ][. the design that's submitted is, in turn, rejected ...
... and THAT, i think, is really interesting on MANY different levels.
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you could sit back and say monet is a guy who just painted a fair version of realism with his glasses off, picasso was adept at using a crayon and warhol had a good understanding of a copy machine aesthetics.
however you feel, the poster you see there is definitely in the classic folon style -- in the same way that cobi from the barcelona olympics was definitely a mariscal.
whatever the perception, these are facts:
* folon had major exhibitions around the world, including the met and the palazzo vecchio.
* folon was awarded the legion of honour (sic) by chirac.
so what's interesting, really, is this guy is a fairly big league "foreign" artist and has been brought in to do an ad for a small company that has had exactly one success: the apple ][. the design that's submitted is, in turn, rejected ...
... and THAT, i think, is really interesting on MANY different levels.
Apparently you can buy a replica of this Picasso pic to hang on your wall lol
The best I could find is this - I guess you mean Picasso 'Deux Personnages' ?
Apparently you can buy a replica of this Picasso pic to hang on your wall lol
Have I misunderstood - its the painting that was the inspiration for the browser icon
More on it here ....... Picasso / Apple story