Quote by Jerry Saltz
It took me twenty years to get Steven Parrino's work. From the time I first saw his art, in the mid-eighties, I almost always dismissed it as mannered, Romantic, formulaic, conceptualist-formalist heavy-metal boy-art abstraction.
Summary
The quote expresses a shift in the speaker's perception of Steven Parrino's artwork. Initially, for a span of twenty years, the art was viewed negatively as being mannered, Romantic, formulaic, and heavy-metal influenced, aligning with conceptualist-formalist approaches primarily associated with male artists. However, the speaker eventually changed their perspective, indicating that it took time to appreciate the depth and significance of Parrino's work.
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Art
By Jerry Saltz
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