What's you favorite artistic period/movement and why?

[Osceana]

Probably Romanticism for me. It tore down a lot of barriers and stressed the importance of one's own idealism, and to me that's a very important concept in art. Besides, i think once you get into a debate as to what exactly is art, you have to eventually resort to a Romantic definition.

It just seemed to restore a lot of the "magic" in life, rather than running it through an equation and making it boring and lifeless.

But almost ironically, i really enjoy Minimalism and been reading some Pound lately.

What about you?

[Kinbote]

I don't care for the notion of schools and movements. I prefer individual talent.

[Intern Kate]

wasn't Pound rather racist? unless i've got the wrong Pound.

[Kinbote]

He was an anti-Semite and read Nazi propaganda on the radio during the war.

[Intern Kate]

okay! i looked up and see now that i was thinking of his anti-Semitism.

[Intern Kate]

right right. oops. i posted previously without seeing your's. (Ted.)

[Telegram Sam]

grunge/NASCAR/Puritanism

[Jackal]

Art Nouveau.

[Static Split Screen]

Me too, art nouveau is so lovely. I love to try and do my own art nouveau, but it usually turns out pretty crappy.

[L'egoMan]

modernity and post-modernity - modern modernity!

[ramblingrose]

the Pre-Raphelite Brotherhood, as it's the only one I've ever bothered to study at all. I fucking hate some of it, but Millais' Ophelia and Waterhouse's Lady of Shallot make up for it.

[Intern Kate]

i enjoy a lot of Waterhouse, actually! so. there.

[Atomsk Iscariot]

I don't care for the notion of schools and movements. I prefer individual talent.
Have to echo Ted here. Most every "movement" has its own fantastic share of crap.

[Static Split Screen]

There's some Waterhouse in the Aberdeen art gallery! I love Waterhouse as well.