I was watching HGTV on Saturday and Kenneth Brown's show "Redesign" was the feature.  He was creating a master bedroom with an island feel.  He had a design dilemma above the fireplace and instead of using shutters he decided to create an original piece of art.  He was showing us, the viewers at home, how he goes about creating one of these abstract works of art.

During his demonstration he created a piece with the colors in the room.  He shared that you just keep adding the colors and then decided when to stop.  I was watching this and could hear the screams of every abstract painter both present and past as he committed treason against the art world.  There was no discussion about color theory, composition, perspective, it was as if all you had to do is throw the paint on the canvas and with a foam brush move it around.

I have attended hundreds of art shows of abstract painters and can tell you it's not that simple.  The interior design community would be outraged if we dumbed down their work and devaluing their expertise.  I would have thought that Kenneth Brown would have worked it out to inform the viewer about partnering with an artist for a commission.  In this case, with his design background he does have an art background.  I believe most would try this at home and be gravely disappointed with the outcome, so he's left them to hang out to dry.

I would have expected more from Kenneth.

Dismayed...
Greg