The author seems to be very back-and-forth with his opinion. He finds himself not “bashing” but most definitely criticizing many different aspects of Chelsea… I want to know if he possibly had a bad experience, in general, that ruined Chelsea for him? Also, even with his back-and-forth opinion, did he truly believe Chelsea to still be artistically superior?

This chapter separates Realistic, Expressionistic, and Abstract art into different categories (which seems to be very natural, these days- to separate and segregate).

Isn’t there a way where we can find all three of these types of art in a single work? If so, since you are able to paint an abstract work with the inspirations and influences of realism and expressionism, shouldn’t it be mentioned in a collection such as “Understanding Art” that they may be able to/ can play into each other?

-Brian Rivera