proof

I’ve read where art students were right most of the time when trying to decide if the art in front of them was made by a professional artist or by a farm animal/small child. This “research” was cited as irrefutable proof that abstract art is – what? Are we really having this conversation? Is this serious or is it a joke, and could it be either, since we’re only talking about art? What this research actually reveals is something about the expectations of the researchers and the respect they feel for making art.