Dali on Cezanne

"Cezanne is the finest expression of this decadence. He was truly unable to imitate the masterpieces and all of his admired tech­nique is merely proof of his inability. His apples are made of cement. The paradox is that what is least admirable is most admired: nullity! What a symbol for a period! On the pretext of the academic being detestable, the worst in the class was made a hero! He opens the door to the ethics of shit! Newness at whatever cost‑and art becomes just a latrine! The logic of this search for newness leads to the glorification of total shit of which C6zanne is the high priest."

computer art

With computer power almost anyone with a little practice can easily produce mess-free, endlessly indistinguishable variations on much MAA, aping its simplicity and even its accident prone incompetence.

 Computers, especially to the surprise of Modern Art aesthetes, will reveal that there are no great numbers of artists with the skills of an Ingres or a Raphael. Artists from Norman Rockwell to Walt Disney will be no easier to imitate. Computers will serve to sharpen competition in creating singular unique images, especially since ordinary images can now be produced in ever greater profusion.

Computers are increasingly able to simulate many former tools and mediums. They allow the artist to make entirely new moves which in skilled hands can produce the finest artistic work. The artist will need many former skills along with new ones in order to use this new medium. Artists are now beginning to produce new artistic dimensions without resorting to revolutionary manifestos, excessive coffee-house conversation or overblown aesthetic theories.

It is bad luck to be superstitious

“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.” 
― Oscar Wilde

intro

The three written influence on my life outside the realm of science and technology, in shortest possible summery are, due to my favorite authors, Bertrand Russell, Giacomo Casanova, and 1984. 

My views on art start with the summarily statement, “no skill no art.” I believe that the majority of artwork hanging in the modern sections of museums, praised as masterpieces, is generally inferior work and that the majority of works by so-called masters of Modern Art are incompetent and easily imitated.