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<p>[QUOTE="reader, post: 4345215, member: 255"]Use Contemporary Cubist Modernist. The guy IS a contemporary artist and contemporary art is what the hottest museums in the world collect. Remember that he refers to his work as surreal (but I sure don’t see that) so I guess that’s OK too. You are respectfully absolutely wrong in your definition of contemporary art. Contemporary art is basically the art of the current day and usually about living artists although not exclusively. Many expand contemporary art to the art of post WWll. Jasper John e.g. is a contemporary artist, still making art at 91 although he’s also associated with other isms. What you’re describing re: the couch is Decorator Art.</p><p><br /></p><p>Go search closed contemporary auctions at Christies, Sothebys and Phillips. Christies last contemporary sale grossed over 219 million and that stuff will hang behind some equally expensive couches.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="reader, post: 4345215, member: 255"]Use Contemporary Cubist Modernist. The guy IS a contemporary artist and contemporary art is what the hottest museums in the world collect. Remember that he refers to his work as surreal (but I sure don’t see that) so I guess that’s OK too. You are respectfully absolutely wrong in your definition of contemporary art. Contemporary art is basically the art of the current day and usually about living artists although not exclusively. Many expand contemporary art to the art of post WWll. Jasper John e.g. is a contemporary artist, still making art at 91 although he’s also associated with other isms. What you’re describing re: the couch is Decorator Art. Go search closed contemporary auctions at Christies, Sothebys and Phillips. Christies last contemporary sale grossed over 219 million and that stuff will hang behind some equally expensive couches.[/QUOTE]
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