Art

Skybird · 10-06-18, 06:45 AM

While I think he is usually hopelessly overestimated, this stunt he pulled I think is brilliant. I love it. Briliant way to comment on the distortions of the art market.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...cture-13371453

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesells...a-1231896.html

Ironically the picture looked like a scissor-type silhouette (Scherenschnitt) anyway.

Eichhörnchen · 10-06-18, 07:09 AM

To my mind there's no hope for some people... the "head of contemporary art, Europe" then asserted that the shredded picture was a piece of art in itself. The Emperor can do no wrong

My problem isn't with the artist so much as the crowd of sycophants who scramble after him, holding aloft any scraps or crumbs he may decide to drop

Aktungbby · 10-06-18, 09:36 AM

ALL THE GREAT ONES DO IT LAD; IT'S CALLED CASTING PEARLS BEFORE SWINE'....

Skybird · 10-06-18, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

My problem isn't with the artist so much as the crowd of sycophants who scramble after him, holding aloft any scraps or crumbs he may decide to drop

And right this he has revealed, I think, in a way that I can only applaude. He probably has forseen the reaction of the art crowd.

There is a German idiom: Jemanden den Kakao zu trinken geben, durch den man ihn zuvor gezogen hat. It means to make fun of somebody (jemanden durch den Kakao ziehen/to pull somebody through the kakao), and afterwards making him think it was no joke at his cost, but a serious, gallant compliment (ihm den Kakao zu trinken geben/giving him the kakao to drink). He has pulled the whole business thorugh the kakao, and afterwards made them drinking it with serious face expression. Going... going... gone!

Better a demasking of the incapable fool cannot be staged.

August · 10-06-18, 11:24 AM

What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs hanging on a wall?

"Art".

Gargamel · 10-06-18, 01:02 PM

Pure Genius. Love it.

From the article I read, the piece was made in 2006? (The mirror link you provided forced me to answer a survey after reading one paragraph, screw that. )

So how did he pull it off? 12 years is a long time to have that waiting....

Catfish · 10-06-18, 06:40 PM

^ some good batteries.

STEED · 10-07-18, 06:35 AM

Banksy not a artist he's a vandal spraying his graffiti where he wants.

Skybird · 10-07-18, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

^ some good batteries.

More likely that Sotheby knew in advance, and cooperated with Banksy.

August · 10-07-18, 04:29 PM

I think the whole thing is a sham. Notice it only half shredded the painting. That's deliberate as it leaves it a sell-able item instead of a pile of confetti. They probably don't even need to replace the frame. Just crank it back up in there and collect even more money for it.

Gargamel · 10-07-18, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Banksy not a artist he's a vandal spraying his graffiti where he wants.

I would disagree saying he's not an artists. Yes, it's vandalism, but it's still art. compared to a lot of the painted grafitti I've seen, it's rather pleasant to look at.

Eisenwurst · 10-08-18, 08:52 PM

Art for our times.

A bit of "Classical nudity". I hope no one blushes.

Jimbuna · 10-16-18, 03:23 PM

Most innovative.

10-06-18, 06:45 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Art While I think he is usually hopelessly overestimated, this stunt he pulled I think is brilliant. I love it. Briliant way to comment on the distortions of the art market. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...cture-13371453 http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesells...a-1231896.html Ironically the picture looked like a scissor-type silhouette (Scherenschnitt) anyway. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-06-18, 07:09 AM	#2
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,372 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	To my mind there's no hope for some people... the "head of contemporary art, Europe" then asserted that the shredded picture was a piece of art in itself. The Emperor can do no wrong My problem isn't with the artist so much as the crowd of sycophants who scramble after him, holding aloft any scraps or crumbs he may decide to drop __________________

10-06-18, 09:36 AM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,983 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	ALL THE GREAT ONES DO IT LAD; IT'S CALLED CASTING PEARLS BEFORE SWINE'.... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-06-18, 11:24 AM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs hanging on a wall? "Art". __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-06-18, 01:02 PM	#6
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Pure Genius. Love it. From the article I read, the piece was made in 2006? (The mirror link you provided forced me to answer a survey after reading one paragraph, screw that. ) So how did he pull it off? 12 years is a long time to have that waiting.... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ some good batteries. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

10-07-18, 06:35 AM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Banksy not a artist he's a vandal spraying his graffiti where he wants. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-07-18, 04:29 PM	#10
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think the whole thing is a sham. Notice it only half shredded the painting. That's deliberate as it leaves it a sell-able item instead of a pile of confetti. They probably don't even need to replace the frame. Just crank it back up in there and collect even more money for it. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-08-18, 08:52 PM	#12
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,748 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Art for our times. A bit of "Classical nudity". I hope no one blushes. __________________

10-16-18, 03:23 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Most innovative. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!