Just realized I never actually posted this. Oh well.
I found the Accidental Masterpiece to be a nice alternative to the more traditional 'article' that you read in most classes. The dialogue aspect was really interesting for me. One of my favorite things about it was this sentence on the very first page, "Before I plunge in with observations and queries, let me lay out my qualifications for writing about art: none." I was excited to see that this would be an analysis from essentially a laymen's perspective conversing with the artist rather than two pretentious art snobs mindlessly name-dropping and such. I've read enough of those.
Something I wasn't super into was when Michael mentioned that, "Most new art is unoriginal and unexciting." What a statement. Personally I feel that's just kind of a stupid thing to say but everyone is entitled to their own opinions I guess. It's just such an astronomical overgeneralization, I feel kind of insulted by it. That one little sentence kind of turned me off to the whole text, but ignoring that little blip, I liked most everything else. Like I said, it was a different perspective than what I'm used to reading so I found it refreshing and enjoyable.
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