I can't really believe what I just saw on the end of the news. It seems some Chinese artist (although I wouldn't call him that) has an exhibition in London of millions of porcelain hand painted sunflower seeds that the public can walk on!
They make a crunchy noise when walked on but I can guarantee that you will get a similar noise walking on a pebble beach or a loose gravel drive!
What, I ask myself, is the point of this? I wouldn't call this art and I certainly wouldn't cross the road to see such a complete waste of resources either. Art should be something beautiful (and recognisable) which has been created with the heart and soul of the artist so that the observer can see and feel what the artist felt at the time of it's creation.
My daughter, Emma, is a very talented artist and does the most beautiful paintings that everyone likes but she has never been asked to exhibit at any of these high fallutin' exhibitions. Perhaps she should start making a 'sculpture' of paste 'road apples' (horse poo to the uninitiated) and paint them by hand. After all, she's got a plentiful supply from Star that she could use to copy!
Lol I have often thought of exhibiting my muck heap, it truly is a work or art!
ReplyDeleteA local artist got a lottery grant of £3000 to make a giant dot out of sticks of seaside rock, that the public took away, so it only lasted one day! I'm sorry but I don't call that value for money, I don't think it does anything to persuade the public that art is a life enriching thing either. It drives me insane that people who can't even draw properly walk off with huge sums of money for exhibiting junk.
thanks for the compliment xx
Hi Grandma,
ReplyDeleteMost of those flighty art shows are nothing more than politics of a different fashion. The more one is honored, the more work will be thrust upon them. For me, once art becomes work, the creative process comes to a grinding halt.
Emma is very talented. I'm a fan for sure.