To What Extent Does Art Need To Be Pretty?

“Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar, whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both of these artists created visually stimulating picture however only one was considered pretty. Bacon and Matisse both did a picture of a woman. In bacons picture the women is missing the bottom half of her chin whereas Matisse looks normal. However