is it just me?

inaneredstripe said:
or do you think a lot of artists , are only popular because of their ability to describe their work, and its "origins" , by talking absolute boll......... , while keeping a straight face?:suspect:
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I totally agree with you 100%, but the secret is to get these two to buy the so called "work of art" and the artist can then confidently talk absolute boll****!!
 
My neighbour's an artist and recently invited me in to see his photography....400 noisy oof pics of branches and ponds, which he proceded to explain the artistic merit of, for what seemed like forever....
 
CarolF said:
blimey - I didn't think that there aren't many of that species left on this planet.
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Well there are at least two on this planet because I am one as well :D
 
inaneredstripe said:
this mattress has pee stains on it.
£10,000 , no problem.
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Surely that only works if the ponefives artist has an art degree, otherwise it's just a smelly, pee-stained mattress?
 
ah. art degrees.
training in talking bol.......
it even produces a few talented artists

just proves there are lots of mugs out there with too much money to spend.

yes, they are sheds.
i'd pay a few hundred quid for one of those.
then keep my forks and spade in em.
 
I went to the Royal Academy of Arts yesterday to have a look at their summer exhibition. It kind of made me feel a bit disillusioned with art. There were a few "interesting" pieces, a few great pieces but mostly it was downright tosh. Hardly any of it had any emotional impact on me. Tracey Emin had a piece (priced at £90,000) which I thought was terrible. There didn't appear to be any artistic merit to the piece, it wasn't clever or thought provoking. I find it pretty sad that art is sold, not on it's artistic merit but on who the artist was. It's as if people are buying art solely to own a piece by X artist as opposed to the piece being great art and I find that pretty sad. It seems much of modern art is just like the emperor's new clothes. If you can't see an amazing piece of art, you're obviously a cretin.

There were three pieces which I thought were excellent, one of which was probably the cheapest piece of art there for sale (£1.99) and was a postcard that some young girl had sent to the royal academy on, I'm assuming, having a sculpture she'd submitted rejected. It was a bit of a heartfelt plea to make her mum proud by reconsidering displaying her sculpture. It wasn't really art, more just a letter but it was pretty cute.

Went to the national portrait gallery afterwards to look at the Portrait Award exhibition. That was fantastic and leagues above the royal academy's show. Definitely recommend a visit to that (it's free as well).

Edit: Or you can see the portraits online at http://www.npg.org.uk/bp-portrait-award-20091/the-exhibition.php - some inspiring portraits there.
 
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