Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg was a very important art critic who looked at paintings and made opinions about them to help people understand them better. He was like a person who tells you about a storybook you're reading, but for paintings instead.
He liked to talk about a type of art called abstract expressionism, which is when painters use lots of colors and shapes to create a feeling or mood instead of showing real things like people or buildings. He thought that this type of art was the best because it made you feel something different and special.
Greenberg also believed that art should only be about the physical materials used to make it, like the paint or canvas, and not about any messages or meanings behind it. It was like he thought that the picture was just a picture, and nothing more complicated than that.
Some people thought that Greenberg was too strict in his opinions about art, but others still look to him as an important and influential voice in the world of art criticism.
He liked to talk about a type of art called abstract expressionism, which is when painters use lots of colors and shapes to create a feeling or mood instead of showing real things like people or buildings. He thought that this type of art was the best because it made you feel something different and special.
Greenberg also believed that art should only be about the physical materials used to make it, like the paint or canvas, and not about any messages or meanings behind it. It was like he thought that the picture was just a picture, and nothing more complicated than that.
Some people thought that Greenberg was too strict in his opinions about art, but others still look to him as an important and influential voice in the world of art criticism.