Urban Art Association

Nah.

Have not had the chance to watch yet, but it sounds like this guy is falling into the same trap as many did in the early 20th century. Basically overlooking the new art movements and in the end being left behind by those who took advantage of the opportunity.

The best example of this is (or was) "The Barnes" art museum in philly. Watch the doc "Art Of The Steal" (I hope I got the name write), specifically when they talk about the founding of it to see what I mean. Amazing to see paintings now worth in the tens (and hundreds) of millions purchased for peanuts solely because the art movement was not considered relevant at the time.

Edit: meant to say that the Barnes took advantage of others lack of foresight and their art prejudice.

Ah well there you go,

Prager University is a non-accedited (online??) university started by a neoconservative radio host.

ie. utter nonsense.

I read somewhere that art is subjective.

Let's look at his output for a moment, shall we?

Robert Florczak - "Artist" and "Illustrator"




Well, he has his opinion and I have mine.  

I think he needs to do a little less talking and a lot more looking. 

this guy really sucks ass.

but my 2 cents: something that has contributed to what he calls the worsening of art is the invention of photography; it became easier to replicate realistic looking images, so artists began to look outside of pure replication and into their imaginations for inspiration. that's got to be part of the equation at least

I think he has a couple okay points. I mean there is a lot of 'bad' art. His fault is that he tries to take it to the extreme and then it becomes quite laughable.

His use of 'examples' make no sense. His smock that looks like a pollock doesn't look at all like a pollock and if his graduate students think so then they are quite dumb and should fail. Anyone that's studies pollock can attest that they aren't 'just a bunch of paint'. That notion and anyone that believes so is quite uneducated.

His figure skating example is ridiculous. His notion that artists demand to be accepted as artists falls flat as well.

I wonder who he sees as a good artist? I mean how would he categorize chuck close? Half good with his hyperrealsm works and half bad with his abstract works?

The guy is definitely a clown but I think there can be some real critiques of modern art. He just tries to over play it and comes off looking silly.

I've always hated that lazy snide saying, I'm not a teacher but fuck me they've got a damn important job and actually need to be valued...

You can hate it all you like, but there's a truth to it, particularly in creative fields. Universities are filled with writers, artists and musicians who weren't talented enough to make a living at it commercially. And they are often bitter as a result.

That said, it doesn't apply to all teachers, or even most. There are some very talented individuals who teach because they enjoy doing it. But that doesn't make the saying any less applicable to individuals like this who teach for less admirable reasons.