Cleaning Woman destroys Aaaaarrrrtttt

[ptrd]

I know it's conspiracy theory etc but I read online (yeah I know truth huh) that the government funded a lot of Jason Pollacks art because it was a silent "middle finger" to the communists.

I get the irony that we (mainly photographers) are criticizing "art" but there comes a point of common thought I think. There are just some things that are universally pretty or artful where as some of this "art" seems because someone hyped it up. Honestly I go to the DMA all the time on their late night get togethers and half of the "art" in there I wouldn't consider art. Not attacking anyone personally but i just find it one of those "uppity" things.

[d2creative]

So if I (or most of us on this forum) didn't like one of your photos that would mean it's not photography.

That's good to know. Before, I would have just thought to myself that I didn't care for it, or maybe go as far to say it was poorly executed photography because of this, that and the other. But now I won't even bother and I'll just dismiss it as toilet matter and ask you why you are posting it on a photography forum.

[Murph]

More Art VS Crap:

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Originally Posted by d2creative

So if I (or most of us on this forum) didn't like one of your photos that would mean it's not photography.

That's good to know. Before, I would have just thought to myself that I didn't care for it, or maybe go as far to say it was poorly executed photography because of this, that and the other. But now I won't even bother and I'll just dismiss it as toilet matter and ask you why you are posting it on a photography forum.

[Murph]

Yeah, no kidding. You too can make millions on suckers with a modest investment of $100 in paint, brushes, and dribble..... I can see the spam ad now.

Originally Posted by snydersnapshots

Brings to mind a story about Ace Powell, a Montana artist who is in the same league with Russell and Remington. Seems Ace was snowed in for a few days. With nothing else to do, he painted, wiping his brushes on a spare canvas to clean them. Months later in his gallery, with all this wonderful western art worth many thousands of dollars, a woman spotted the canvas he'd cleaned his brushes on and wanted to buy it!

One has to wonder how many of those "artists" are laughing their way to the bank. Kind of makes me want to go buy an arc welder, some scrap metal, and a cheesy french beret and go find an art exhibition...

[groovyone]

Originally Posted by Alain Briot

It is the nature of art that we do not agree on what is art. Don’t be disturbed if people question whether your work is art or not. In a way, the fact that people debate whether your work is art or not may be the best evidence that it is art.

Just read that this morning.