The art world has a reputation of being a rather uninviting environment for the uninitiated. Woe betide anyone who admits to not knowing the artists considered the grand masters of contemporary or modern art.
In order to make your way in this world or simply enable a successful visit to the museum, Artsper offers you a simple guide to identifying the styles of major artists whose names you often hear in artistic conversation. Art History degree not required…
If it looks like a balloon at a birthday party or it’s shaped like a pet…
If it is a question of round, voluptuous women dressed in a very colourful style…
If it’s a little psychedelic – or it looks like a pumpkin – and there’s lots of peas
If the women appear to have been disfigured in a violent accident or have undergone cosmetic surgery that went seriously wrong…
If it looks like a multi-coloured photo booth strip or supermarket product…
If it looks like a crime scene meets children’s felt-tip drawing…
If there are lots of smiling flowers of all colours and kawaii characters…
If there’s a blonde who’s depressed – mostly about a cartoon-style romance – or if there are lots of little dots
Quite simply. If it’s blue.
And if it’s red…
If everyone’s really fat, with tiny little eyes…
If it reminds you of your statistics class or the TV test card of the ’70s…
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