Overzealous cleaner ruins £690,000 artwork that she thought was dirty - Polidicks

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126069]uhm, boys don't get periods.[/QUOTE] Wait but Shit, brb Doctor's

[QUOTE=Zeke129;33120215]Quality of art isn't based on how aesthetically pleasing it is[/QUOTE] According to rich people it's how many zeros it has.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;33126195]According to rich people it's how many zeros it has.[/QUOTE] terrible prospect for artists if it meant they wouldn't earn any money for their work.

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126243]terrible prospect for artists if it meant they wouldn't earn any money for their work.[/QUOTE]You're not an artist until you're starving.

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;33126421]You're not an artist until you're starving.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYZFS7JvT0[/media]

I've often considered how I could get recognition as a great artist, so that I could glue junk together and sell it for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[QUOTE=postmanX3;33126570]I've often considered how I could get recognition as a great artist, so that I could glue junk together and sell it for hundreds of thousands of dollars.[/QUOTE] you should try gluing your hands to your face* *before posting

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126599]you should try gluing your hands to your face* *before posting[/QUOTE] that sounds like it would be painful [editline]4th November 2011[/editline] and then how would i type to post?!

[QUOTE=postmanX3;33126612]that sounds like it would be painful [editline]4th November 2011[/editline] and then how would i type to post?![/QUOTE] sacrifices have to be made for art

[QUOTE=Folgergeist;33120329]Good, fuck those modern art degenerates[/QUOTE] he's dead man not cool

[QUOTE=cricket50;33119950][img]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/cricket50/artwruied.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] So this wooden contraption's modern art? I did that shit with Jenga when I was 5, hand me 1,000,000€ because I'm such an amazing artist, I can replicate modern art using nothing but old games I had flying around! [editline]4th November[/editline] Sidenote: I don't care if he's dead. Other sidenote: I saw this advert for a museum during a tram ride with the quote of some dude totally re-translated for the modern world because I can't quite remember what it was word for word: "You can't do shit with an artist until he's dead!"

[QUOTE=Hans-Gunther 3.;33126691] I did that shit with Jenga when I was 5[/QUOTE] no i don't think you did

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126727]no i don't think you did[/QUOTE] Do you honestly believe the effort equivalent of a wooden garden ornament is art or do you just try to think of the stupidest thing you could possibly say and then enjoy the reactions?

Do you honestly believe artistic value is derived from the effort put into it Wam?

[QUOTE=Wam;33126751]Do you honestly believe the effort equivalent of a wooden garden ornament is art or do you just try to think of the stupidest thing you could possibly say and then enjoy the reactions?[/QUOTE] you're right, the whole modern and post-modern art thing was just a ruse to bother you guys. it's been a plan set up decades ago but you've discovered it.

So, if this cannot have any intrinsic artistic value, can Video Games?

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;33126918]So, if this cannot have any intrinsic artistic value, can Video Games?[/QUOTE] a bundle of sticks would be far more enjoyable than most FPS games

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126944]a bundle of sticks would be far more enjoyable than most FPS games[/QUOTE][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBgGoV_eF0[/media] This game manages to be so bad I actually consider it a work of art.

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;33126918]So, if this cannot have any intrinsic artistic value, can Video Games?[/QUOTE] I think this sculpture is bullshit, but there are no video games that even come close to approaching it in artistic value. Anyone who disagrees with me is a retarded 12 year old.

[QUOTE=displighter;33127298]I think this sculpture is bullshit, but there are no video games that even come close to approaching it in artistic value. Anyone who disagrees with me is a retarded 12 year old.[/QUOTE] So you're saying you don't think there are ANY games with artistic value? Because I'm pretty sure that would classify [i]you[/i] as a retarded 12-year-old.

all of you are retarded toddlers when it comes to modern art, if you don't understand it then don't even speak

[QUOTE=Lemonator;33127406]all of you are retarded toddlers when it comes to modern art, if you don't understand it then don't even speak[/QUOTE] If we're so damn stupid, why don't you take a moment to explain it to us a bit?

The fact that you all have been discussing this piece for over 5 pages now I think proves that the artist was successful.

[QUOTE=Echo 199;33127538]The fact that you all have been discussing this piece for over 5 pages now I think proves that the artist was successful.[/QUOTE] ... well shit

[QUOTE=postmanX3;33127458]If we're so damn stupid, why don't you take a moment to explain it to us a bit?[/QUOTE] simple: the point of modern art is to remove the pretentiousness and elitism that was established in the art institution since the time that the art institution was installed. before modern art, the art institution did not allow radical displays such as chromatic notes in music, non-realistic form in painting, or installation art. to say that modern art and post-modern art is shite because anyone could do it is missing the point so amazingly that you actually hit the point without ever understanding what you are saying. not only can anyone do it, everyone should do it. tracey emin's bed was not about realism or glorifying god or striking people as pretty, it was about showing depression in as honest of a form as possible. that's art because it expressed something and it spoke and connected with people. basically, you are all just jealous and can't stand the fact that people actually get rewarded for work. you guys could have made this artwork but you didn't, so shut the fuck up about that.

This is exactly why society is coming to a downfall. Goodness forbid we don't have different perspectives and views of art. OH THE HORROR THATS NOT ART THATS SHIT. Who are you to judge you fucking hypocrite?

[QUOTE=thisispain;33127603]simple: the point of modern art is to remove the pretentiousness and elitism that was established in the art institution since the time that the art institution was installed. before modern art, the art institution did not allow radical displays such as chromatic notes in music, non-realistic form in painting, or installation art. to say that modern art and post-modern art is shite because anyone could do it is missing the point so amazingly that you actually hit the point without ever understanding what you are saying. not only can anyone do it, everyone should do it. tracey emin's bed was not about realism or glorifying god or striking people as pretty, it was about showing depression in as honest of a form as possible. that's art because it expressed something and it spoke and connected with people. basically, you are all just jealous and can't stand the fact that people actually get rewarded for work. you guys could have made this artwork but you didn't, so shut the fuck up about that.[/QUOTE] I don't think it's shit because anyone could do it, I think it's shit because 95% of modern and post-modern art completely fails to resonate with me at all. Like, that bed? I don't get "honest" depression, I just see a messy bed. Of course, my [i]thinking[/i] that it's shit does not actually make it shit, since, naturally, art is entirely subjective. So I suppose if people actually appreciate it and are apparently willing to pay absurdly exorbitant amounts of money for it, then more power to them. Just don't try to convince me I'm [i]wrong[/i] in thinking it's shit, because then you're being a huge hypocrite.

[QUOTE=postmanX3;33127697] Just don't try to convince me I'm [i]wrong[/i] in thinking it's shit, because then you're being a huge hypocrite.[/QUOTE] hmmm that's not really what i have a problem with, it's more the cavemen who wanna smash something or valiantly declare they could do the same exact thing. if you don't like the art work then that's fine, but don't say just because it's shit it's not art, use your brain and actually talk about what the art work means and why you don't like on that level. there's wanting to have a conversation about art and then there's jerking each other off over putting art in quotes and declaring you could do better. i mean i'm not gonna judge but that much semen ingestion from people you don't know can't be good for you.

remember kids, if you think the art's crap it's just ~too deep for you~

[QUOTE=thisispain;33126243]terrible prospect for artists if it meant they wouldn't earn any money for their work.[/QUOTE] the less you get paid the purer your art anyway