Bob Dylan’s work gets panned
11:10 am, September 6th, 2010
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Art critics savaged Bob Dylan over the weekend for his approximately 40 acrylic paintings and eight drawings on exhibition at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.
The legendary singer, who created the works of art between 2009-2010 was criticized heavily in a number of Denmark’s papers for his “The Brazil Series.”
The daily Berlingske Tidende, for instance, wrote: “When we talk about music, Bob Dylan is one of the great Picassos of the 20th century, but this is not the case for his painting.”
Art history professor Peter Brix Soendergaard told another daily paper, Information, ”Bob Dylan paints like any other amateur, using a rather oafish figurative style.”
The Danish weekly, Weekendavisen, defended Dylan’s work – sort of – stating that he’s ”not a great painter,” but noted his work “is interesting because he is not pretentious and he has an eye for drama.”
Nevertheless, Karsten Ohrt, the head of the museum, which Denmark’s largest, said: “We think that Dylan is a quality painter and he attracts a lot of interest among Danish painters and art collectors.”
Dylan’s “The Brazil Series” runs until January 30.
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