Tag Archives: Pablo Picasso

The Cult of Krauss

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

You know you’ve reached the acme of academic rocksuperstardom (and also that we really do live in a postmodern culture which is officially done with ‘authenticity’ and ‘originality’) the day people begin producing historical reenactments your conference talks, as performance … Continue reading →

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“Form Follows Function” – Greenberg, Rand, Wright

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

I’m not the best person with whom to discuss Ayn Rand. I read a little of her in high school, and that’s about all. Students love her though, so at some time I’ll perhaps need to sit down and read … Continue reading →

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From “Pasted-Paper Revolution” to “Collage”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Brian Kubarycz

The key to understanding Greenberg’s argument about cubism and collage is to center on one or two fundamental concepts – medium specificity and dialectical development. By medium specificity we mean that each artistic medium, the physical material out of which … Continue reading →

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