简介：Whatisartandhowdoesitrelatetosociety?Isitsvaluedeterminedbyitspopularityororiginality?Isthegoalprofitorexpressingone'spersonalvision?ThesearesomeofthequestionsraisedaswefollowfiercelyindependentNewYorkartistRobertCenedellainhisartisticjourneythroughdecadesofstrugglingforcreativeexpression.Astudent,protégéandfriendofGermanartistGeorgeGrosz,CenedellaisnowpassingonthelegacyofGrosz'sapproachtoart,intheverysameroomwhereGrosztaught.InportrayingCenedella'sdeterminationtobuckthesystemofwhat'spopularwhilecritiquingthatpopularityinhisattempttoturntheartworldupsidedown,ARTBASTARDisafunny,touching,andinsightfullookinsidethemaverickmindofatrueoriginal…