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Art School Confidential
2006 · Film · 102 min
Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
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I can't speak to this specific teacher, but as an art school grad I can say there is a really sad strain among teachers to denigrate anything a) pleasingly figurative, and b) commercially successful. Thomas Kincaid is painted with the same brush, his landscapes are conventionally pretty, if a little kitschy, and wildly lucrative.
A surprising number of fine arts professors in modern art schools couldn't draw a convincing likeness if they tried and fewer make a healthy living so there is a tendency to snipe at those more successful.
"Art School Confidential" is a great movie if you want a picture of what it's like at art schools today.