Sentences with phrase «academic idea of the artist»

I think that for the generation of artists in Mexico which I'm part of, it was very important to reject the academic idea of the artist.

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Then it drew in all the artists orbiting the Sperone gallery, united by no precise idea if not that of creating a new, less academic art.

Instead of slavishly following the Hierarchy of the Genres and being content with academic subjects involving religion and Greek mythology, interspersed with portraits and «meaningful» landscapes - all subjects that were designed to elevate and instruct the spectator - artists began to make art about people, places, or ideas that interested them.

«Each artist has been given freedom to present their ideas and advice in their own style, which leads to an enjoyably rich collection of voices, some personal and chatty, others serious and academic,» says the art review outlet Creative Review.

Perhaps there are less traditional influences here given how young Miami is compared to NYC where much of the academic structure and shared ideas have come out of established New York schools greatly influenced by post war artists coming from Europe.