Thursday, February 23, 2006

Burn the Academics

Is it their art or yours? What does it mean? Who cares? Where's the toilet? Is it art?
Duration: 5 minutes

5 comments:

Alexander G. J. said...

I belive that those that call themselves "artist" are also wrong. I think you should just say you do art either for a living or a hobby. Otherwise, it's like calling yourself perfect.

Anonymous said...

You've been Rocketboomed!

From what I saw on Rocketboom, it was unclear whether or not you are making fun of the idea of unconventional things being art or are trying to illuminate others that, in fact, unconventional art has its place. On watching your full video, it seems more like you are doing the latter, but still not completely clear. Just which way are you leaning on this?

I left the following on the Rocketboom site, but I figured I'd post it here, too:

God, this has got to be the most tired dead horse of a topic ever. Art is not dead, but the argument over what is, is.

It is simple folks. Art is what an artist says is art. An artist is someone who points at something and says "that's art".

Art is not about quality. It isn't art if it is good and not art if it is bad. It insn't art if it is expensive and it isn't art if it is recycled. It isn't art if it is handcrafted and it isn't art if it is readymade.

Art is simply looking at things from a different angle, or though a different lens. The street looks different if you call it art. You look at it differently, consider it from an aesthetic, political, social, even economic point of view rather than just the utilitarian "street" that you usually hardly notice.

Now, some art is more effective than other art at getting the audience to look, while some audiences are more effected by certain types of art than others, but whether or not it is art is just a dumb question.

Robert said...

dude, your pretty funny and all, but... get a life

(and don't delete the flame-posts!)

BD said...

This comment is not art.

Anonymous said...

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im looking forward for the next episode... ;)
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