But is it Art?
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"We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. The artist must know how to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies."
~LMW paraphrasing Pablo Picasso
I'm currently exploring the juncture between art and advertising, truth and illusion in my photography. I'll be posting tongue-in-
cheek examples in the weeks to come. For me, art is about creating a dialogue with the viewer, if only to beg the question: Is it art? The art scene in New York has all the makings of a Christopher Guest film parody. The stone-faced black clad galleristas, the oh so serious artists using words like contextualize, poseurs more concerned about their outfits, wannabes and the occasional buyer. Yup, I was gallery hopping in Chelsea on the weekend. More climbing than hopping. Up dingy staircases in converted warehouses, through layers of pretension thick enough to spread on canvas, I flitted in and out of galleries, my mind alternating between boredom and spouting WTF? Mercifully, my tired feet lightened when ever art provoked the odd smile, raised an eyebrow or produced an open-mouthed stare. All in all a good outing. As a lover of all things ironic, my favorite conceptual piece was not found in a gallery, but on the curb of one. Found objects?Trash or treasure? Art? You decide.
I was just about to enter the Claire Oliver gallery,http://www.claireoliver.com when a trio of men held the door open for me. I managed to capture one of them viewing the mixed media work of Kate Clark. Her atavistic sculptures touch the primate in all of us. I'll stop now or I'll begin to sound like the art history student I was a hundred years ago. I'll leave the critiquing to someone less rusty than me http://hungryhyaena.blogspot.com Call me a voyeur, but I love watching other people viewing art, unguarded. Art imitating life is its own reward.
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"We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. The artist must know how to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies."
~LMW paraphrasing Pablo Picasso
I'm currently exploring the juncture between art and advertising, truth and illusion in my photography. I'll be posting tongue-in-
cheek examples in the weeks to come. For me, art is about creating a dialogue with the viewer, if only to beg the question: Is it art? The art scene in New York has all the makings of a Christopher Guest film parody. The stone-faced black clad galleristas, the oh so serious artists using words like contextualize, poseurs more concerned about their outfits, wannabes and the occasional buyer. Yup, I was gallery hopping in Chelsea on the weekend. More climbing than hopping. Up dingy staircases in converted warehouses, through layers of pretension thick enough to spread on canvas, I flitted in and out of galleries, my mind alternating between boredom and spouting WTF? Mercifully, my tired feet lightened when ever art provoked the odd smile, raised an eyebrow or produced an open-mouthed stare. All in all a good outing. As a lover of all things ironic, my favorite conceptual piece was not found in a gallery, but on the curb of one. Found objects?Trash or treasure? Art? You decide.
I was just about to enter the Claire Oliver gallery,http://www.claireoliver.com when a trio of men held the door open for me. I managed to capture one of them viewing the mixed media work of Kate Clark. Her atavistic sculptures touch the primate in all of us. I'll stop now or I'll begin to sound like the art history student I was a hundred years ago. I'll leave the critiquing to someone less rusty than me http://hungryhyaena.blogspot.com Call me a voyeur, but I love watching other people viewing art, unguarded. Art imitating life is its own reward.
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I'll take the art in the street; however, I think it needs a bit of re-arrangement.
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Do you mean the objects or the composition? I did move the shoe for another shot.
Thanks for all the comments from lurkers lately.
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That is most definitely NOT art.
Interesting. Weird. Whatevah.
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Do you mean the sculpture or the found objects?
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Well, both actually.....A bit more of a traditionalist.....
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I think it's all a matter of perspective. The artist must have felt something. Personally I don't see what the person who created these particular pieces saw, but I honor her freedom of expression. And, it does make me think "what was this person thinking"
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