Brilliant or an artistic cop out? Any and all comments welcome. Be sure to scroll down for information and context. https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/98.298
I looked at all the links in the article. The 'Fountain' urinal. The infra-red analysis of the Erased Drawing. It looks very similar to a scribble drawing by a 3.5 year old that's on my 'fridge right now. I am not impressed that a grown man did this. And I'm even less impressed that another grown man erased it and framed it. LOL! I think that circle of people are a weird mutual admiration society, probably druggies, alcoholics or delusional/mentally ill. That is my opinion.
The tax write-off for that SFMOMA donation/purchase of what is often known as Neo-Dadaist conceptual artwork, was not revealed but reported as "substantial."
Absolutely entertaining! I don't mind if they call it "Art", but I did like the remark about the "finished" framed piece seeming more of a religious reliquary than a drawing. Sort of a shrine or even a tribute to the subjectivity and absurdity that can be involved in art. The best part of it, though, for me, was unrelated to the debate about the erasing. It gave me the idea of covering a piece of paper solidly with pencil, and then erasing a drawing or portrait out of it... sounds like fun! EDIT Brad... Thank you for making my head feel like a shaken snow globe... again.
IMHO art is representative of a talent. No problem, as far as I am concerned, with those who wish to offer such as this and reap a profit. It does show an ability not all have. ~ ~ My angst, however, shows its face when such as these appear AND due to flattering remarks from (supposedly) respectful art critics the value skyrockets. ~ Yes, this below is fine. ~ But this below IS DEFINITELY NOT when it exceeds $100.50 ~ ~ Which of the next indicates what most of us could not offer? ~ ~
Another example of a talented "cosmic BS artist". If I had not read the article, I would have thought this was humorous, another artist making fun of contemporary, abstract art. Picasso once said, he could smear s**t on a canvas, sign it, and people would pay a fortune for it. I think this fits into that category.
Sorry for the somehow double posting. Just me messing up somewhere, as usual. FYI, in the first post, I'll let you guess who did number one piece of art. Number two is De Kooning. I was ambivalent about it. Could have put this one up instead. Maybe I could replicate this one faster that the De Kooning. ~ I guess this one - by Morris - more closely resembles the mess the cleaners mistook for trash (rightfully) what was actually part of the "artistic" exhibit. NUMBERS 3 and 4, however, are each Rothko. The sometime-artist who started my rant.
Gila, I have a series of drawings I did by erasing on paper covered with graphite. I might have one that I can photograph, the rest are stored in a place that I can't get to right now.
Hi, In school many years ago we took a piece of paper and colored it completely with different colors of colored pencils and then covered the whole thing with black crayon. Then we took a fat eraser and cut through the black crayon making a design. Hell we were ahead our time. greg
I layed down my own graphite. I used sand paper to rub graphite sticks and a piece of shamy cloth to rub it into the paper but, now they sell graphite in jars, saves a lot of time.
