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The Center was founded in 2000 by a group of artists, art collectors, historians, and enthusiasts, and chaired by Fred Ross . Its collection of images of artworks includes many works of Renaissance , Baroque , Rococo , Romantic and French Academic Art . It includes some Impressionist artists such as Monet and Manet , but does not have any of the Post-impressionist s, such as Gauguin or Cezanne , or any other Modernist schools than the type of Surrealism exemplified by Salvador Dalí and Yves Tanguy . The group is critical of much 20th-century art on the grounds that it demonstrates weak technique and conveys ideas ineffectually if at all, and focuses on false, obscure, or trivial subject matter in addition to being Weirdness For Weirdness' Sake . Exceptions include such 20th-century artists as Maxfield Parrish , Norman Rockwell , and a number of contemporary realist painters featured in its Living Masters List . The group actively promotes the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau , believing him to be not only the greatest French artist of the nineteenth century, but also "unquestionably one of history's greatest artistic geniuses." Several Art Renewal Center members are involved with the Bouguereau Catalog Raissonée project. The Art Renewal Center also encourages the development of traditional painting styles and methods such as instruction by Atelier for painters, and has held an annual ARC Salon Competition since 2003. Daniel Gerhartz won the Best in show for 2004 2004 winners , with Paul G. Oxborough winning the Best in show for 2005 2005 winners . Donato Giancola won first place at the figurative Category in 2004. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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