The Painted Word

Today i sat down and read "The Painted Word" by Tom Wolfe; an extremely entertaining and informative piece of literature that discusses the myths and men of modern art. I came across this video and it really made me think, especially after reading about how the idea of art has morphed and changed so much in the past 100 years, that these men are true artists. They have put in their time and care so much about their craft; whether its accepted by the members of "high society" is immaterial. Although Tom Wolfe was obviously speaking about another group of artists i believe this passage from the painted word speaks volumes for the men documented in this video.....

"They were like a real underground, for a change- in hiding this time not from that rather metaphysical menace, the bourgeoisie, but from their own comrade bohemian drillmasters, the aforementioned "shouting dogmatists" of the left."-Tom Wolfe