With all the Art History classes I took in college I used to be able to able to tell you the difference between a Claude Monet and an Edouard Manet Painting. I could tell you the name of the painting, the year it was done, the home country of the artist, (not just those two), etc.
Although it was tedious at the time, I learned to appreciate what goes into an oil painting, the time the artist "has into it", including composition, subject matter,lighting,shading, and coloring. Regardless of what the artist was trying to convey though, "I know what I like".
When I see a print on the wall today, I don't stop and ask myself if it is a painting, or a photograph, I simply say to myself "I like that" and I might buy it, OR that thing is ugly and what fool would pay money for it? The medium of the artwork is still of no consequence- Beauty certainly still is in the eye, (and the pocketbook), of the beholder".
Fine Art from the very definition is what pleases the Artist. If someone else likes it too, all the better. Support your local artists, and BUY when you can, but only buy what you like. Keep us honest.
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