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”I could paint that” is the most lazy criticism against abstract art.
I think a better version is:
"If this was painted by a random person and not a well known artist no one would like it."
Which is very often the case with abstract art.
I prefer the conspiracy theory criticism that abstract art was propped up by the CIA and used as a tool to break down and corrupt the mind of the viewer, making the viewer more malleable and open to suggestion.
That doesn't sound like a v good psyop, if that was their aim
Eh, I could do that psyop
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