WHAT IS ART
Original notes of this idea are from 2 December 2013 12.23pm.
I went to the studio and I just sat there. I couldn’t think of anything Artistic to do. I cannot force myself to make and produce Art. I cannot just pick up a paint brush like the others and just paint. Sometimes I wish I could though.
So I made a sign saying “Art is shit”.
I put it on my studio wall so everybody could see it as people walked past. I don’t mean literally Art in general is shit…I don’t think?
My perception of Art is something very unpredictable with no boundaries. Potentially anything can be Art. There are no limits, as long as there is an explanation to justify it. Therefore, Art is Shit. So I guess this piece goes on to represents the hole question of what is Art
I have developed on the idea to cut letters out of different color paper and card, to develop into words. This process keeps physical work/skill to a limited. I said before in previous post’s using words keeps true to my ideas, rather then making a representation of an idea.
The color card that is used gives the words a kind of aesthetically pleasing look. (Even though aesthetics is not something, I am too bothered about in my work or the aim of my work it seems to be something forced upon me through the art world). I can’t deny that as the humans we are, it is natural for us to be drawn to things that looks nice.
So this brings me into another piece of work I developed into…
“Popularity makes money”
I say “Popularity Makes Money” because if a piece of work is liked and becomes popular, other people will notice the Art. As a result of a piece of Artworks popularity the gallery will snap it up, to bring the popularity to the gallery, resulting in making money.
I cut out “Popularity Makes Money” from some glitter paper rather then colored card this time. I chose glitter because it is typically an attractive element. Therefore it will look aesthetically pleasing to the eye for all the reasons stated above. This I’m hoping will force interaction with the viewers.
Could this piece of Art therefore be a contradiction in itself then?.
This hole questioning and quotes that I am going to be doing all will lean back to the idea and question of what is Art?
