The problem when people critique art is when they compare it to imagery they've already seen and they don't understand concepts of art as well. This happens with music as well. You are doing a disservice by looking at Basquiat and thinking it's trash when at the time these paintings were created that art movement was on the fringes, not to mention that some of the paintings are results of changing themes, there are literally complete paintings that were painted over to make something else,, It's the same way that people look at certain styles and think it's trash, people at the time thought cubism was trash and yeah it's subjective.
Some folks like hyperrealism while others think it's trash, it's high in technical skill but there isn't any creativity in it because you are literally just painting a copy of a photograph.
I messed with Basquiat art in the early 90s as well as Keith Harring but folks think that his art is trash too, they used alot of that style in the heyday of Nicklodeon.
Also when you look at some art and say "I could do that".....just remember......you didn't
best breakdown I’ve read in here. AND folks need to understand that all art is subjective. What I don’t like others will love and there’s nothing wrong with that.
