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Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!

Posted by kid_A on May 10, 2002, at 13:46:48


a) readymade art
b) dadaism
c) surealism
d) pop art
e) digital art
f) 'outsider' art
g) sterile 'art-festival' art
h) corporate-funded abstract scuplture
i) abstract sculpture in general
j) mark kostabi insta-art
k) found art, like this:

http://www.royaljournal.com/found_art/200203/japanese_george_w_bush_l.shtml

l) **any** art that *I* have ever done...
m) the wierd and frightening world of Jack Chick

http://www.revolting.com/1.2/chick/chick.html

n) the cheezy faux-perfect-life art of Thomas Kincade

http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.home.web.tk.HomeServlet

o) sad clown art and/or velvet Elvis paintings
p) creepy kittens or kids w/ big eyes art
q) artwork by 'disturbed' children
r) all that crap by the other losers in art class
s) any type of american quilt
t) porno phone ads in london phone booths
u) sociopathic perverted japanese manga
v) Dr. Bob's photo w/ the smiley-faced bodyboard
w) art by yr schizoaffinative ex(boy/girl)friend
x) art for sale by door-to-door sales 'dudes'
y) anything at all photographed by ansel adams

and last, but certainly not least...

z) the entire new york art scene now as a whole

...remeber there are no right or wrong answers, and please, no wagering! this is all in fun.

 

Re:... me in the 80's (nm)

Posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 10, 2002, at 16:17:46

In reply to Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!, posted by kid_A on May 10, 2002, at 13:46:48

 

Can we change it to our favourites? (nm) » kid_A

Posted by Willow on May 10, 2002, at 16:21:14

In reply to Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!, posted by kid_A on May 10, 2002, at 13:46:48

 

i like art, its just more enjoyable for me to mock (nm) » Willow

Posted by kid_A on May 10, 2002, at 17:21:02

In reply to Can we change it to our favourites? (nm) » kid_A, posted by Willow on May 10, 2002, at 16:21:14

 

Re: Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!

Posted by JohnX2 on May 10, 2002, at 19:08:00

In reply to Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!, posted by kid_A on May 10, 2002, at 13:46:48


I like this scene in the movie "L.A. Story" where Steve Martin is
analyzing a painting in an art museum. He goes on for quite
a while and then you get a shot of the painting. A
great chuckle.

Anyone see that?

John

 

Re: Quiz: Voice of Fire Heard of it?

Posted by tina on May 10, 2002, at 20:21:41

In reply to Re: Quiz: Most Meaningless Art(Movement)..... Ever!!!, posted by JohnX2 on May 10, 2002, at 19:08:00

The art gallery in my city paid a sickening amount of money (7+ million)for a 20 foot tall painting of 2 blue stripes with a red one down the middle. Now THAT'S sad...........oh no, excuse me,,,,,that's ART! Jeezzzzzzzzzzzz

 

what's name of the gallery Tina~sweet ? » tina

Posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 10, 2002, at 20:36:27

In reply to Re: Quiz: Voice of Fire Heard of it?, posted by tina on May 10, 2002, at 20:21:41


and where is it ...I'm serious......

 

aRT iS tHE oPIATE oF tHE pE0PLE.... (nm)

Posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 0:24:09

In reply to what's name of the gallery Tina~sweet ? » tina, posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 10, 2002, at 20:36:27

 

I AM BECOME DEATH, SHATTERER OF WORLDS (nm)

Posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 0:30:28

In reply to aRT iS tHE oPIATE oF tHE pE0PLE.... (nm), posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 0:24:09

 

Actually, religion is the opiate. Art is... » kid_A

Posted by beardedlady on May 11, 2002, at 4:21:02

In reply to I AM BECOME DEATH, SHATTERER OF WORLDS (nm), posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 0:30:28

a reflection of the masses. Some of it's insipid, stupid, lazy, ugly, and beautiful.

Anyway, I vote for Kinkaid and the kids with the big eyes. But you're missing my number one vote: Mark Rothko.

beardy : )>

 

Re: Actually, religion is the opiate. Art is... » beardedlady

Posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 6:01:31

In reply to Actually, religion is the opiate. Art is... » kid_A, posted by beardedlady on May 11, 2002, at 4:21:02


i know, i was just shamelessly ripping off someone elses words for my own whimsical purposes...

mark rothko...? i love mark rothko...

 

MR: proof that beauty is in the beholder's eye! (nm) » kid_A

Posted by beardedlady on May 11, 2002, at 6:40:10

In reply to Re: Actually, religion is the opiate. Art is... » beardedlady, posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 6:01:31

 

Re: MR: beauty is in the eye of the beer holder (nm) » beardedlady

Posted by JohnX2 on May 11, 2002, at 17:40:33

In reply to MR: proof that beauty is in the beholder's eye! (nm) » kid_A, posted by beardedlady on May 11, 2002, at 6:40:10

 

Re: Art is... » kid_A

Posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 12:17:47

In reply to Re: Actually, religion is the opiate. Art is... » beardedlady, posted by kid_A on May 11, 2002, at 6:01:31

>
> i know, i was just shamelessly ripping off someone elses words for my own whimsical purposes...
>
> mark rothko...? i love mark rothko...


I'll second that! Kid, have you ever been to the states? Texas as a whole aside - Bush's state, snobs about bar-b-que - Houston has a Rothko Chapel:

http://www.menil.org/rothko.html

I'm no religious person, but going there and sitting in that environment Rothko created was as close as I've come to Nirvana in my life, except maybe holding my daughter in my arms for the first time...

My mother took us to the Albright-Knox in Buffalo, a haven for Abstract Expressionism, when we were very young, I remember being there as a 4-yr old, so that movement has a special place in my heart, I will always love those paintings. I speak from my little position as a degreed- art historian, and filmmaker.

http://www.albrightknox.org/index.html

That museum has the "greatest hits" of abstraction expressionism, and a lot of other marvelous art...

Anyway, I would agree with the Bearded One that the Kincaid and the big-eyed children are the worst offenders posing as "art" (whatever that is). They bother me immensely! The anti-christ! Also the black-velvet paintings, whether or not they are of Elvis...

love your thread, hope you are feeling well, you sound good,

Wendy

 

Hmmm...where were you born? » wendy b.

Posted by beardedlady on May 13, 2002, at 12:31:22

In reply to Re: Art is... » kid_A, posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 12:17:47

Just curious. Wondering if you were an Elton John fanatic when you were a kid.

 

Re: Hmmm...where were you born?

Posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 12:48:06

In reply to Hmmm...where were you born? » wendy b., posted by beardedlady on May 13, 2002, at 12:31:22

> Just curious. Wondering if you were an Elton John fanatic when you were a kid.


Before I answer, will you tell me why you asked those two particular questions?? Just curious...

Sorry about your recent colonic experiences. Any word back yet on what they saw? My question, as always, is: what kind of person is it who becomes an doctor who looks up people's rectums and takes pictures? And I wonder what personality traits they have in common. I can understand general medicine and OB/GYN and maybe even sometimes dermatology, but proctologist (or whatever they call them)?

many regards, and well-wishes,

Wendy

 

GI Joes

Posted by beardedlady on May 13, 2002, at 12:57:35

In reply to Re: Hmmm...where were you born?, posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 12:48:06

Wendy:

I suppose I understand GI docs more than OB/GYNs, whose job it always is to look in vaginas. GI doctors don't always do butts--they look down the throat, too. But, yes, it's a strange choice. I could do that one easier than I could podiatry.

It's curious that you need to know why before you answer, but I suppose many kids were Elton John fans. Truth is, I knew someone with your name and last initial who was a huge fan of Elton John and, later, the Runaways. We were close friends until about tenth grade. She also did video work when she grew up. If it's you, it's our secret. But then, you'll know who I am, too. I suppose it's like two priests spying each other at the strip club. (What are YOU doing here? No, what are YOU doing here? I'm doing RESEARCH. Oh, ME TOO.)

beardy : )>

 

Re: GI Joes » beardedlady

Posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 16:50:07

In reply to GI Joes, posted by beardedlady on May 13, 2002, at 12:57:35

> Wendy:
>
> I suppose I understand GI docs more than OB/GYNs, whose job it always is to look in vaginas. GI doctors don't always do butts--they look down the throat, too. But, yes, it's a strange choice. I could do that one easier than I could podiatry.
>
> It's curious that you need to know why before you answer, but I suppose many kids were Elton John fans. Truth is, I knew someone with your name and last initial who was a huge fan of Elton John and, later, the Runaways. We were close friends until about tenth grade. She also did video work when she grew up. If it's you, it's our secret. But then, you'll know who I am, too. I suppose it's like two priests spying each other at the strip club. (What are YOU doing here? No, what are YOU doing here? I'm doing RESEARCH. Oh, ME TOO.)
>
> beardy : )>


Hi Beardy:

OK, I'm feeling better, reassured. It would've been fine for us to have known each other in another life, but I don't think I'm the person... I was born in Buffalo, and I DID indeed love Elton John and knew every word to the the "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" albumn, but I didn't go on to do video... nor into the Runaways, at least not as much as some.

But maybe we did know each other anyway, in another realm. You do seem to be a familiar-type to me... Anyway, off to group therapy! yea!

the Wendy

 

Re: GI Joes » beardedlady

Posted by Ritch on May 13, 2002, at 23:18:08

In reply to GI Joes, posted by beardedlady on May 13, 2002, at 12:57:35

Hi Beardy,

I couldn't overlook that subject without responding. I remember those plastic GI Joe toys back in the 60's. I think it was the same plastic that the "Hot Wheels" race tracks were made of. Anyhow, me and my cousins found that if you light their heads they drip really neato flames (Ok-this is 8 year old stuff here). So, there was a lot of entertainment value with watching the dripping flames whooshing down with the black smoke reeling off of them. Hey, nothing political-we were just having fun.

Mitch

 

Re: what's name of the gallery Tina~sweet ? » CtrlAlt n Del

Posted by tina on May 14, 2002, at 13:27:01

In reply to what's name of the gallery Tina~sweet ? » tina, posted by CtrlAlt n Del on May 10, 2002, at 20:36:27

National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario

 

Re: Art is... » wendy b.

Posted by kid_A on May 14, 2002, at 18:13:12

In reply to Re: Art is... » kid_A, posted by wendy b. on May 13, 2002, at 12:17:47


> I'll second that! Kid, have you ever been to the states? Texas as a whole aside - Bush's state, snobs about bar-b-que - Houston has a Rothko Chapel:

i live in florida so of course im stateside. texas makes me sad, so i may never go there, or i may move there, depending on my sadistic mood...

i have been to the tate modern museum in southwark london... and asides from a few small rothko's they had a huge room dedicated to him, i mean the pieces were just awe ispiring, i sat in there i think for a good part of an hour, just overtaken by the huge vastness of merging colours...

as for my own personal well being, i hide my misery well...

 

Re: Art is... » kid_A

Posted by wendy b. on May 16, 2002, at 14:44:23

In reply to Re: Art is... » wendy b., posted by kid_A on May 14, 2002, at 18:13:12

Sorry, Kid, I thought you were in England? Why did I think that? And what the hell is the Poet Laureate of PsychoBabble doing in effin' Florida?

I understand the Texas thing, right now I doubt I will ever go back there. I wish our girl were still there in Austin, but she ain't, and I hope those feelings of loss start healing. She was a good friend...

Rothko at the Tate Modern? Cool. Yeah, I sat there, mesmerized, looking at the walls of the chapel. You start looking at paint as PAINT. You see surfaces you never knew were there, nuances of light and shadow, caused only by a certain way that he held the brush or the particular hue he created. Gets my vote...

Off to the local cooperative market to do my stint as a worker... gets me 15% off my groceries...

a hug to you,
xxxooo

Wendy


>
> > I'll second that! Kid, have you ever been to the states? Texas as a whole aside - Bush's state, snobs about bar-b-que - Houston has a Rothko Chapel:
>
> i live in florida so of course im stateside. texas makes me sad, so i may never go there, or i may move there, depending on my sadistic mood...
>
> i have been to the tate modern museum in southwark london... and asides from a few small rothko's they had a huge room dedicated to him, i mean the pieces were just awe ispiring, i sat in there i think for a good part of an hour, just overtaken by the huge vastness of merging colours...
>
> as for my own personal well being, i hide my misery well...

 

How do you see all this from a square...

Posted by BeARdEdLaDY on May 16, 2002, at 16:46:52

In reply to Re: Art is... » kid_A, posted by wendy b. on May 16, 2002, at 14:44:23

on another square on some canvas?!

beardy : )>

P.S. Yes, I actually know his other work was quite good, but I resent him for the stupid abstract squares. To me, it's the Emperor's New Clothes.

 

Re: How do you see all this from a square... » BeARdEdLaDY

Posted by kid_A on May 16, 2002, at 20:34:57

In reply to How do you see all this from a square..., posted by BeARdEdLaDY on May 16, 2002, at 16:46:52


at first it was a pseudo abstract representation of lanscape, ground and sky, but then it became a more abstract work that delt with the subtle merger of color in a more sublime environment...

just my 2 cents...

 

Re: how don't you see...

Posted by wendy b. on May 16, 2002, at 23:36:09

In reply to How do you see all this from a square..., posted by BeARdEdLaDY on May 16, 2002, at 16:46:52

... what I see?

I'm going to try to have the last word, since I'm the art historian!

Why call something stupid if you don't understand it, by your own admission? You may think 'Emperor's New Clothes' at a Rothko, but my aesthetic might say 'genius.' Who's 'right'? I'm sure you know enough about literature to be able to understand and appreciate a writer who works not only with plot, narrative, and characterization, but also with the language itself. And that playing with language is a large part of the beauty of the work. I'm saying the same thing about Rothko, but he uses another medium.

Not wishing to get into an argument over aesthetics, ba-deep, ba-deep, ba-deep, that's all folks --

best wishes,

Wendy


> on another square on some canvas?!
>
> beardy : )>
>
> P.S. Yes, I actually know his other work was quite good, but I resent him for the stupid abstract squares. To me, it's the Emperor's New Clothes.


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