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10/4/2003: Lumpy sculpture
The official caption: A visitor stands in front of a sculpture by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor in the Kunsthaus in Bregenz, Austria September 26, 2003. Kapoor is among the most prominent figures in British sculpture.
I like this one a lot because here's something you really put yourself into. Playful or serious? Sexual or cancerous? Brilliant or goofy? You make the call.
elSicomoro Saturday Oct 4 01:13 PM
This is one of those things that non-art fans like Hubris would quickly dismiss. But I think it's cool how people can make art out of damned near anything...that's creativity.
Here is the gallery's site in English, with a link to the exhibit.
Archer Saturday Oct 4 04:05 PM
It's a neat picture but . . .
I suddenly have an urge to pop a pimple . . . . 
bmgb Saturday Oct 4 05:13 PM
Re: It's a neat picture but . . .
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Originally posted by Archer I suddenly have an urge to pop a pimple . . . .
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Uryoces Saturday Oct 4 07:43 PM
Pat suddenly realized where the dog had gotten off to during the wallpapering...
bmgb Saturday Oct 4 08:40 PM
I feel an animated GIF coming on....
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Oct 5 01:56 AM
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Originally posted by sycamore Snip But I think it's cool how people can make art out of damned near anything...that's creativity. |
I want to know how they move that lump from gallery to gallery. Maybe it's "landlord art". Art the stays with the property.
elSicomoro Sunday Oct 5 02:25 AM
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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce What's creative about picking anything and calling it art? Hell, I can dig a hole and call it art. I see this bump in the wall and think it's cool. It's unexpected and amusing but art? |
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Oct 5 09:38 AM
Well, "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like".
Does that mean if I like it, it qualifies as art, and visa versa? I don't think so because there are museums full of "art" I don't like. Yet, I see things every day that strike me as visually appealing because of color/form/composition that aren't classified as art. Does something become art because a group of "art experts" decided it met certain criteria? What the hell IS art??
elSicomoro Sunday Oct 5 01:46 PM
It's what I decide, so shut the fuck up and like it!
In general, I think part of it is decided by art experts, part of it is decided by general consensus and part is decided by the creator. That's why if/when you go to the Art Museum, you're bound to see some things that you think are artworthy, and others that are just crap.
I myself give a rather broad definition to art, which is derided by the "common man" and art nazis. Fuck them...if I think it's art, then it's art to me. So from that perspective, it really is in the eye of the beholder.
wolf Sunday Oct 5 11:00 PM
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Originally posted by Uryoces Pat suddenly realized where the dog had gotten off to during the wallpapering... |
quzah Monday Oct 6 04:07 AM
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Originally posted by wolf I was pondering a way to humorously point out the gender ambiguity of the individual in the photo |
Quzah.
tjennings Monday Oct 6 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by quzah He's thinking that the wall looks like his jutting adam's apple, which would be a counter-point to any you'd have made. Quzah. |
Happy Monkey Monday Oct 6 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by sycamore This is one of those things that non-art fans like Hubris would quickly dismiss. |
OnyxCougar Monday Oct 6 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce Well, "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like". Does that mean if I like it, it qualifies as art, and visa versa? I don't think so because there are museums full of "art" I don't like. Yet, I see things every day that strike me as visually appealing because of color/form/composition that aren't classified as art. Does something become art because a group of "art experts" decided it met certain criteria? What the hell IS art?? |
I fought with the Prof over this for several classtimes. He said as an example that Norman Rockwell did not intend for his pictures to be art, therefore they are not considered art. I found that difficult to swallow, still do.
On the test, to get the question right, I had to write "Art is Intent". I had made such a fuss that it was weighed at 25% of the final exam grade.
I still believe that art is wholly in the eye of the beholder.
bjlhct Monday Oct 6 06:13 PM
Red Green;
"If I can do it, it isn't art."
Uryoces Tuesday Oct 7 03:33 AM
It was one of those moments of clarity of nebulosity. A Matrix moment... Thank Ye!
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