MODERATOR ACTION: I split the discussion on art from the Now Admiring thread, because that thread was not meant to discuss "what art is", but to present our favourite works of art. The discussion on what art is can continue here. Thanks for listening. -Perun
macunaima's original post now follows.
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I saw that on Yahoo! and I decided it's not noteworthy [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
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Well, it is not news to anyone on this MB that you are more selective and judicious in artistic matters than I am. [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
I don't know what the artist him/herself had in mind, but I find interesting about this sculpture is the it exposes the contradicitions of the ways in which public figures market themselves.
But then again, maybe I'm just easily amused.
macunaima's original post now follows.
[!--quoteo(post=133346:date=Mar 29 2006, 01:46 PM:name=Perun)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Mar 29 2006, 01:46 PM) [snapback]133346[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
I saw that on Yahoo! and I decided it's not noteworthy [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
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Well, it is not news to anyone on this MB that you are more selective and judicious in artistic matters than I am. [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
I don't know what the artist him/herself had in mind, but I find interesting about this sculpture is the it exposes the contradicitions of the ways in which public figures market themselves.
But then again, maybe I'm just easily amused.