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Russell Edwards

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Ah the scales have fallen from my eyes Jenny!
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Peter Smith

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How can you understand a black square? It's a black square...that's all it is, there is nothing to understand. It doesn't say anything about the human condition or the future of life on earth, it's just a black square. Maybe I do need to take up knitting.
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Marjorie Firth

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Can you cast on Peter? 
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John Graham Inkson

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LOL I love that one Marjorie.😜.

Jenny Harris

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Although the Tate’s statement gives an explanation as to why Scully’s influence on the abstract art movement at the time has led to his work being so successful (and selling for huge sums!) I do actually agree with Peter’s view.  No matter what the artist intended (or what others understand by it or read into it), the only thing that matters to the viewer is what they see when they look at it - and, yes, it does look like a series of rather uninteresting rectangles!   Thought this statement by Rothko on his work was interesting - the average viewer will likely see it differently and will judge it by what they see in front of them and, according to him, miss the point!

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Marjorie Firth

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It’s not to my taste particularly either but that wasn’t my point.

Jenny Harris

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Marjorie, yes, I realised that.  
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Marjorie Firth

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I’m glad that somebody realised that.
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George Cutter

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Sculley's Liquorice allsorts perhaps.   Sorry just being flippant.

Denise Cat

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I thought that's all any artist was trying to communicate. Basic human emotions. They have been doing it long before Rothko. Thoughts of abstract have prehistoric origins, abstract is not a modern form of art at all in my opinion.  Curves de las Manos. Art in the cave dated between 7,300 BC and 700 AD.  Take a deep breath, yes, abstract really is the oldest form of art. That's just in my opinion though. You can laugh at me now.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Only a fool would laugh at you Denise , when you think about it it properly is as most ancient art was simple marks in the form of a pattern. 

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