tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post300085164395215257..comments2023-10-22T10:11:48.737+01:00Comments on Rediscovering Art: Art or not?Undauntedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-39043232539616704352010-06-30T14:06:57.230+01:002010-06-30T14:06:57.230+01:00Thank you Angela :)
I have no objection to abstra...Thank you Angela :)<br /><br />I have no objection to abstract or expressive art. I suppose it's this conceptual stuff I don't like. The piece I thought would win this open art competition was a little like that, which is what got me so annoyed. But apparently that piece hasn't won afterall, although it has been accepted for the exhibition.<br /><br />I'd be interested to see the piece you describe!Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-85695772344168465052010-06-24T14:32:30.877+01:002010-06-24T14:32:30.877+01:00I think you are brave to bring up this topic.
The...I think you are brave to bring up this topic.<br /><br />There is alot of art that I do not emotionally like. <br /><br />It seems that some people who may have done something innovative at one time and thus gained fame only need to wave there hand over something for it to be considered<br />"art" from then on. That is my negative comment.<br /><br />I was in the Hirshhorn Mueseum of International Modern and Contemporary Art once and saw a sheet of plywood with dirt and some paint splatters on it hanging on the wall, I was having reactions similar to yours regarding the talent that went into that. Upon closer inspection, I saw it was all trompe d'eol. I was both delighted and chagrined. (I need to look this painting up -- will do so and maybe post it too, on my blog latter).<br /><br />I think when you started your blog and were presenting two dimensional pieces you were marvelously free in expressing yourself in a a contemporary way.Angela Finneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00624300189795333736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-18783059746526065342010-06-24T13:39:02.672+01:002010-06-24T13:39:02.672+01:00I agree with you Mona, about looking for publicity...I agree with you Mona, about looking for publicity. But it forces the viewer to think about <i>what</i> exactly?? Half the time the piece doesn't have a truly powerful <i>message</i> does it?<br /><br />I have contemplated making sculptures of starving children and conjoined twins sometime in the future (when I have the skill, which may be years from now, and I may change my mind by then), which may be disturbing to some, but my desire isn't to shock others, but to express something that disturbs <i>me</i>. At least it will be hand sculpted!Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-6637309378075692742010-06-24T04:58:40.383+01:002010-06-24T04:58:40.383+01:00Oh fascinating question which I am not up to even ...Oh fascinating question which I am not up to even taking a swing at this late in the night. <br /><br />Though I agree with the concept of shocking art forces the viewer to think, I tend to believe it's the artist looking for a few minutes of publicity out of it. <br /><br />Been watching that art reality competition show on Bravo and next weeks challenge is shock value art where the aforementioned Christ piece is shown as an example. Hmmm.monahttp://mona.myartbliss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-41015466317809064872010-06-22T14:44:59.998+01:002010-06-22T14:44:59.998+01:00I agree Kathy, it is a very difficult concept to d...I agree Kathy, it is a very difficult concept to discuss. I doubt my own "guidelines" at times. I agree that art is a form of self expression, but does that mean that every form of self expression is art? I do think artists at times are lazy and seem to demand that we see art where it just doesn't exist.<br /><br /><br />I hadn't heard of the P*ss Christ before Cynthia. Thank you for the link. It seems some artists go all out to shock. I agree that the power of some work is it's ability to provoke discussion (or just provoke) but is that enough?<br /><br />I'm glad you didn't find my post anti-contemporary Cynthia. But I was a bit annoyed that my pieces were rejected, knowing that some of the other entries required vitually no skill at all!Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-48113148830391647062010-06-21T15:30:14.979+01:002010-06-21T15:30:14.979+01:00Some contemporary art is very challenging for me -...Some contemporary art is very challenging for me - some of Damien Hirst's work (right off the top of my head) and remember the brouhaha over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Christ" rel="nofollow">Piss Christ</a>?<br /><br />Inevitably, I make a judgmental statement that I later regret since I didn't consider all the angles and reacted from a purely emotional state. The power of some of this work is the ability to provoke discussion & dialog, etc.<br /><br />Anyway, I didn't read your post as being anti-contemporary art at all....cynthiahttp://coloradoartstudio.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840948829877300435.post-11777272033595929882010-06-21T01:11:58.677+01:002010-06-21T01:11:58.677+01:00Oh a difficult concept to discuss. I have always ...Oh a difficult concept to discuss. I have always used the definiton that art is something one creates. I may hate it, not understan it, shake my head at it but ithe object is a form of artists selfexpression. Sigh....Kathy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691314988396850056noreply@blogger.com