"There have been moments of dazzling balance between the representational and the abstract — for example, Byzantine mosaics; pre-Columbian and American Indian textiles and ceramics; Japanese screens; Mughal painting; and post-Impressionism.
Painting may be in a similar place right now, fomented mostly, but not always, by young painters who have emerged in the last decade. They feel freer to paint what they want than at any time since the 1930s, or maybe even the 1890s, when post-Impressionism was at its height."
Entire Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/arts/design/28painting.html?ref=arts
SLIDE SHOW: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/03/25/arts/20100328-painting-slideshow_index.html
None in the above slide show is my cup of tea, but then everyone has their favorites. Mine happens to be sweeping landscapes......
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