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mk  ·  1875 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mark Chagall paintings make me queasy.

I think that's close to the mark. Yes, I'm not much bothered by Chagall's use of color. I don't love his palette, but I do find his non-traditional composition to be icky. It creates a reaction.

The Slav Epic looks amazing.

It's probably pretty clear from my own paintings that I am not much into unbalancing the viewer, at least in terms of composition.

I definitely wouldn't accuse Chagall of having a schtick. It's clearly coming from aptitude and experience. The schtick/style/voice space is one that is interesting to me. It's also interesting to me that there merit in being original, and being genuine, or at least in the ability to create controversy around it. I know that plenty of artists explored that space.

I guess proof to your point, is that I'd much rather hang a Kinkade than a Chagall.