/the-permanent-subversive/ Art and media blog of the unexpected Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:08:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 /the-permanent-subversive/comment-page-1/#comment-3179 DuckiDeva Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:05:16 +0000 /?p=10330#comment-3179 Dubuffet is one of those artists that almost repelled me when I was younger. Decades later, having had the opportunity to visit museums around the world, and talk with art historians and devotees, I now find his work fascinating. Primal, even. There's so much to absorb and see and experience. His art, especially if one gets the opportunity to view it up close, is visceral in emotion, but so carefully engineered for messaging at the same time. Dubuffet is one of those artists that almost repelled me when I was younger. Decades later, having had the opportunity to visit museums around the world, and talk with art historians and devotees, I now find his work fascinating. Primal, even. There’s so much to absorb and see and experience. His art, especially if one gets the opportunity to view it up close, is visceral in emotion, but so carefully engineered for messaging at the same time.

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