Hi @Leaderboard hope it’s fine if I tag you. New to this forum. I had a problem in understanding the sentence after since. Why exactly is the artist saying that the art is bad? He’s just saying that portraits status is closer to family pictures rather than high art. How did you conclude that it means that the portrait art is bad?
I’m not the right person for verbal questions.
Can anyone please help me understanding this?
The author isn’t saying portrait art is “bad.” They’re comparing it to everyday family photos, suggesting it’s more commonplace than “high art.” The phrase “status closer to pictures in the family photo album than to high art” highlights this view.