Destroying things is one if not the most stupid thing to do. It requires neither skill nor effort and has the potential to make hours and hours of work meaningless. People that destroy things and then act like they are tough shit are the worst. Nothing was achieved it's only there to make the person doing it feel good or relieved or whatever personal reasons drove you to this. Im quite sure its the most retarded thing you can do. This is not exclusive to materials or objects also killing something for example altough it gets more complicated there.
Doesn't mean I don't like some good old fashioned Explosions and the like more the stuff done out of sheer spite.
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;43955597]A: that one photo isn't what really made Ai Weiwei famous
B: it's a cool statement[/QUOTE]
Tbh anybody who destroys ancient works of art under the guise of doing art is still pretty much vandalism. It may be a cool statement (especially since nobody has really done that before and is one of the most effective transgressive artworks out there) but you've still done something that makes archaeologists have nightmares and panic attacks about.
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Art isn't about creating something to showcase it. Yes, it IS a bonus for it to be placed up in a museum for others to comment and critique, but the main reason one should become an Artist is that one enjoys doing it for THEMSELVES.
[/QUOTE]I beg to differ. Art is a form of expressing yourself and many artists want their expression to be seen by many people. Not all obviously, but quite a lot of them do and that is okay. A good artist enjoys creating his pieces, a better artist enjoys sharing his results for the world to enjoy and see. There's no reason why a good artist shouldn't want to show his creation to the world. Or maybe the artist enjoys the attention he gets from people who admire his works. That is also okay. You have no rights to dictate what an artist should do and for what reasons. The main reason one becomes an artist is when he wants to express himself in some unique way, wherever he does it for fame or for the sake of creating is irrelevant.
[QUOTE=krail9;43955652]is there a story behind this??[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzDEwhwjlo[/media]
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;43956546]Tbh anybody who destroys ancient works of art under the guise of doing art is still pretty much vandalism. It may be a cool statement (especially since nobody has really done that before and is one of the most effective transgressive artworks out there) but you've still done something that makes archaeologists have nightmares and panic attacks about.[/QUOTE]
What if the statement saves more art than it destroys? What if this commentary on our (and especially the Chinese government's) crass disregard for our cultural history reaches people in a way that makes them appreciate ancient works of art more? I mean the complaint people in this thread have is that he's destroying historical artifacts which potentially have some pragmatic archaeological use, which really shows how these ancient pieces have been devalued as art; nobody's complained about how beautiful or expressive the works he's destroyed are, just that they're old.
What kind of historiological use can these ancient pots be of if we're unable to appreciate them as the works of art their creators intended them to be?
[QUOTE=sparky28000;43956569][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzDEwhwjlo[/media][/QUOTE]
Wasn't that guy on Chuck for awhile?
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;43960408]Wasn't that guy on Chuck for awhile?[/QUOTE]
Yes, he played the manager.
[QUOTE=G-Strogg;43951509]I don't understand how you willingly can destroy history.[/QUOTE]
I can, I mean really are we gonna call treat every god damn thousand year old vase like it was shat out by God himself?
It's a ceramic vase, I can go and fill my car with them from Ikea and hopefully leave a treasure trove for my descendants if we treat every old ass pot like it's worth it's weight in gold.
[QUOTE=bravehat;43963222]I can, I mean really are we gonna call treat every god damn thousand year old vase like it was shat out by God himself?
It's a ceramic vase, I can go and fill my car with them from Ikea and hopefully leave a treasure trove for my descendants if we treat every old ass pot like it's worth it's weight in gold.[/QUOTE]
If you knew anything about archaeology, you'd know that EVERYTHING found in an archaeological site is an important find. It's not about what it's made out of, it's about what it can tell us about the civilization that created it (an yes, a single ceramic vase can tell you a LOT about a civilization). Since shit decays or breaks over time, every intact work is considered more precious than gold. That's why shit like painting over it or outright destroying it is considered a serious offense, because it ruins or obscures everything that the piece could have told us about the culture that created it.
[QUOTE=bravehat;43963222]I can, I mean really are we gonna call treat every god damn thousand year old vase like it was shat out by God himself?
It's a ceramic vase, I can go and fill my car with them from Ikea and hopefully leave a treasure trove for my descendants if we treat every old ass pot like it's worth it's weight in gold.[/QUOTE]
although I can see your point, a lot of ancient vases also had part of history engraved on it, telling a story long forgotten by time itself.
There's also the materials it was made from, as it can tell you how advanced or basic the society was when it was crafted.
It doesn't have a lot of value to you, or me, or anyone that does not care about ancient history, especially those of other cultures. However, these people exist, and history can teach a lot about ourselves.
There's something wrong with people when they think a piece of clay and ink is worth [b]a million dollars[/b].
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