Art is stupid
Well, not always. But mostly.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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September 13th, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Hang a turd on the wall. Now it’s “gritty”, “bold” art with a real statement.
September 13th, 2015 at 6:13 pm
Fred Reed has this to say on art. A treatise on the non existence of art.
I thought it a reasonable assessment.
September 14th, 2015 at 3:13 am
I’ve seen pics of Amish farm houses with chairs hung on walls before. Better walls, better chairs, than these. And hung with a purpose: it is easier to sweep the floors when the chairs are hung on the walls.
September 14th, 2015 at 8:45 am
I went with my GF at the time to the local art museum, which is still pretty nice despite all the art.
My walking was a little impaired, so I had to catch up a few times. Once I came upon her sitting on a bench appreciating the heck out of this large canvas. I looked it up and down for a few seconds and said something to the effect it was his dropcloth, which short of obvious footprints it could have been.
My criterion for art starts with the ability to visualize an image and then realize it with the medium of choice, then, can you do it again? There’s far more to it than that, though, but all this stuff that you make up as you go along, or take 5 minutes to drop a bag of trash on the floor and go get drunk for the rest of the day, is a scam.
September 14th, 2015 at 11:58 am
(cross post)
And this is why most people have great contempt for modern art. It is effortless shenanigans that takes zero skill, and most people can see that. The only skill that the “artist” has is that of a con artist. They can sell an idea to the right person (typically the curator and other “artists”, and typically *not* the public at large).
I have great respect for art that takes skill; Painting, sculpture etc. If it is something I cannot make on my own, that takes a decent amount of technical skill to execute properly, then I can appreciate the art even if it does not appeal to me directly. This is why the arts are dying, no one wants to invest in real skill anymore.