‘the neurosis of innovation’

One of my favourite blogs, The Fate of the Artist: it's from an old post (& v interesting it was) but do go to the new ones too.

"And that is the problem with art today" (he writes): "the artist believes he must find a style (or a schtick really) and defend it with his life. And if all the schticks are already taken, he must pull one out of his ass." (I love that.) "He must find one," he continues, "invent one, fabricate one, for he can be nothing if he cannot be original."

The quoted discussion, before anyone objects to the picture above, is in support of Lichtenstein's use of a generic style to produce art. Regular readers may be aware of my great love for the pixelated pop artist...