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I'm coming to despise "modern art". Or abstract art. . Or any art that makes itself look pointless at first glance and hides its meaning behind levels of "clever" symbology.
You want great abstract art? Here.
Us seeing this in 2025? Have to analyze it. And that confuses us into thinking great art requires analysis to understand. But the target audience IMMEDIATELY understood what the point was.
Art is propaganda. Art must be propaganda. Because art without a message is art without meaning. And art without meaning is a waste of paint and paper.
You can send a message however you want. But if your target audience doesn't understand your message you've failed. Subtle and complex artwork that require deep study to decipher their meanings are nothing but aesthetic masturbation.
The greatest artistic victory of the America right wing state was to convince generations of left wing artists that great art transcends politics.
The Guernica ain't abstract, it's cubist.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people genuinely like pealing off meanings of the art piece they are looking at. Others are looking for an immediate emotional connection. Btw Guernica was infinitely criticized when it was created because the audience did not understand it. Now it’s well known and appreciated and -I would dare say- related to, but that is a cultural evolution following the successes of Picasso’s work.