Presumption

Khwarizmi

I know now absolutely that nearly all the works by most of the famous Modernists are truly awful on all fronts. I also know that the best works by Bouguereau and Waterhouse would thrill me to my bones even if they had been painted by complete unknowns. When I saw a Bouguereau for the first time, I had never heard of him, but my response was immediate unambiguous and self-validating. I needed no books or texts or convoluted explanations. The strength of the work was powerful, unique, immediate and overwhelming. It was exactly as I had felt in the presence of Michelangelo's David. Ah, but when I saw the David I was already predisposed to see what history considered one of humanity's greatest masterpieces. However, it was that seminal experience at 18 that excited my interest in art. The Bouguereau that I saw, Nymphs and Satyr, was when I was 32 years old, and it's effect was equally profound, changing the course of my life, ultimately leading me to this podium here today.

Don't let pride get involved here. Don't even answer me. Just ask yourselves and answer honestly.

IanExMachina

What?

Khwarizmi

This.

I think the part I quoted is presumptious.  Like, "you know I'm right, be honest with yourself."

IanExMachina

Ah with the context I see.

I'd have said pretentious as well.

Khwarizmi

Is a bit, yeah, particularly towards the end of the page.

It's kind of annoying because I was agreeing with some of it, and then it got obnoxious.

Gelzo

"it's effect was"

Motherfucker.

Khwarizmi

And he's sponsored by Fox News!

But yeah.  So.  Presumption very often annoys me.