A "painting" worth 62 million?

Jimbuna · 03-24-21, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." -Publilius Syrus... or Leonard Nimoy

True that

iambecomelife · 03-26-21, 06:57 PM

I appreciate that this is for a worthy cause, but I dislike these artistic trends. I am an amateur artist. Good art has elements of craftsmanship, order, and intentional application of media. Not the relentless pursuit of shock value (for instance, in London several years ago they exhibited paintings that were smears of the artist's feces).

I have a friend who is a professional artist, and he is sick of his paintings losing in contests to submissions that are literally made out of garbage. It's frustrating.

At least most abstract artists don't seem to use their bodily wastes for "artwork", but at the rate things are going - what will artists resort to for shock value 20 years from now?

Eichhörnchen · 03-26-21, 07:10 PM

^ I've been a professional painter for most of my life and I agree with you entirely

Skybird · 03-26-21, 07:47 PM

So do I! From the bottom of my heart!

Art, that also refers to artistry, craftsmanship, skill. Qualities that are not owned by everbyody. Not everybody can create art, just by random acts. It needs abilities, skills. Witnessing a car accident, is no art, but randim chance. The pattern of the chewing gum you step onto and that spreads on the floor, is no art. Having a chimp hammering playfully on a typewriter, creates no prose and creates no art, no matter how you turn it. Intentionally writing words on a typewriter, if done willfully and skillfully, may result in having created a piece of art.

Arts can not be done by just everybody. Skill and craftsmanship is involved. The random ways of chance and fate, are not arts.

The only art in this is getting nonsense sold for 62 million. And that is the less an effort and art the more stupid the buyer is.

3catcircus · 03-26-21, 09:06 PM

"A foole and his money..."

03-26-21, 06:57 PM	#2
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,710 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	I appreciate that this is for a worthy cause, but I dislike these artistic trends. I am an amateur artist. Good art has elements of craftsmanship, order, and intentional application of media. Not the relentless pursuit of shock value (for instance, in London several years ago they exhibited paintings that were smears of the artist's feces). I have a friend who is a professional artist, and he is sick of his paintings losing in contests to submissions that are literally made out of garbage. It's frustrating. At least most abstract artists don't seem to use their bodily wastes for "artwork", but at the rate things are going - what will artists resort to for shock value 20 years from now? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-26-21, 07:10 PM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,469 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ I've been a professional painter for most of my life and I agree with you entirely __________________

03-26-21, 07:47 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,716 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	So do I! From the bottom of my heart! Art, that also refers to artistry, craftsmanship, skill. Qualities that are not owned by everbyody. Not everybody can create art, just by random acts. It needs abilities, skills. Witnessing a car accident, is no art, but randim chance. The pattern of the chewing gum you step onto and that spreads on the floor, is no art. Having a chimp hammering playfully on a typewriter, creates no prose and creates no art, no matter how you turn it. Intentionally writing words on a typewriter, if done willfully and skillfully, may result in having created a piece of art. Arts can not be done by just everybody. Skill and craftsmanship is involved. The random ways of chance and fate, are not arts. The only art in this is getting nonsense sold for 62 million. And that is the less an effort and art the more stupid the buyer is. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-26-21, 09:06 PM	#5
3catcircus Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 979 Downloads: 256 Uploads: 0	"A foole and his money..."