Foundation for the Advancement of Art
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The Foundation for the Advancement of Art, founded by painter Michael Newberry, has as its stated purpose "to establish innovative representational painting
and sculpture
as the alternative to postmodern art
in the world's leading contemporary art museums." The foundation hosts an annual lecture conference. The foundation's web site complains that although there are very many representational artists, they are discriminated against by art museums.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
as the alternative to postmodern art
Postmodern art
Postmodern art is a term used to describe an art movement which was thought to be in contradiction to some aspect of modernism, or to have emerged or developed in its aftermath...
in the world's leading contemporary art museums." The foundation hosts an annual lecture conference. The foundation's web site complains that although there are very many representational artists, they are discriminated against by art museums.