things that have annoyed/confused me recently...

[whitewash]

1) its an offence to let your dog **** in public fair enough, so why are the mounted plod allowed to trek through city centres s***tin' 'n' p***in' where they like and no one bats an eyelid, id love to see a plod with a poop scoop and a sack cleanin' up!

2) old people who dont understand queuing, they just push in infront of you as if its there goddamn right to! (we won the war for you ladio!) this has happened to me a few times in england and in france! other than that i generally like old folk, the lady next door keeps an eye on my house for me, takes in my parcels and is generally a good egg.

3) modern art..... i went for a wander around the tate in liverpool today and well what a waste of time, its full of *****, yes there might be something beautiful about a pile of coal, wood and sawdust, but only in context of a building site etc, not in a sodding gallery, some of the painting isnt much better, there must be something about having a degree in art that means you can pass off work imitating a child and make it credible, the best bit of liverpools tate is the educational room with all the childrens pictures in it and they look really good, the rest of it is pants like cha!

4) people who when you stop and flash them out of a sideroad (generally being a polite motorist) they take ages to realise your letting them out, then dont thank you and drive really really slowly. its just irritating, you do someone a favour and they repay you by generally acting like pratts

 

[Steep]

lolol you're so right about modern art...

 

[ppp]

1) yeah never really thought about it but makes sense its wrong
2) HELL YEAH had this the other day and noone says a frickin word, makes my blood boil, if i jumped q i bet they would be the first to moan.
3) modern art - load of crap! how can people make a fortune from crap? The modern artworld is crazy
4) easy just don't let people out lol

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

4 - Yeah that is a bloody pain in the ass! or the ones who just sit and stare at you then when you think they arent going to actually pull out do suddenly and almost hit you! The worst though is people who dont understand mini-round-a-bouts....just GIVE WAY TO ANYTHING FROM THE RIGHT! it aint rocket science!

 

[pxl8]

Ok, I'll bite on the modern art thing. I'm not a fan but here's my take on the "why".

More traditional painting captures a scene and demonstrates obvious skills and therefore is easy to appreciate. Modern art is more about capturing emotion and making statements about life, the universe and everything. At some level you could compare it to a cartoonist who might exaggerate features (someones chin for example) but in a more abstract and subtle way.

I suspect a large part of the appeal is that it allows people to feel superior by giving their opinion on what the artist is trying to say. From the artists point of view I can understand the need for self expression but the form it takes is too personal to be fully appreciated by a larger audience - perhaps they'd be better off writing a blog

 

[GfK]

Well, for me, somebody piling up a few bricks and peddling it as 'art' needs to get a proper ****ing job. :razz:

 

[Lofty]

Well, for me, somebody piling up a few bricks and peddling it as 'art' needs to get a proper ****ing job. :razz:

 

[whitewash]

i agree, they should be locked in a white painted room with a shotgun and should use the time constructively to make some proper art with the materials provided...

 

[Venomator]

Well, for me, somebody piling up a few bricks and peddling it as 'art' needs to get a proper ****ing job. :razz:

This is not any different to a so called photographer going public with their 'work' when it too is a pile of pooh & pixels being peddled as 'art' ... :shrug:

Like everything else 'art' it is largely subjective and this sometimes makes it objectionable ... it does not necessarily make it art though ... and it does not necessarily make it not art ...









imo ...

 

[Steep]

Does anyone remember the Tony Hancock film where he goes off to paris to be an 'artist'? that kind of sums up modern art for me.