Random Thought Thread

[Fonedork]

The “art” industry is just a big money laundering/tax evasion scheme

 

[GmpaJim]

Just let it sink in, someone bought a banana duct taped to a wall for 6.2 million dollars.


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Man running around the estate in histerics…
“My banana art has been stolen!!”
Wife: “Sorry honey, I used it on the kids cereal.”

 

[tinfoil hat timmy]

I mean.... if I can think of a way for something to he used for evil it's probably being used for evil.

I'm not that smart even.

 

[bluemax_1]

Just let it sink in, someone bought a banana duct taped to a wall for 6.2 million dollars.


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It’s an art thing. You wouldn’t understand.

It’s OK, though. My mom was an art teacher. I still don’t understand.

 

[beeinak]

It’s an art thing. You wouldn’t understand.

It’s OK, though. My mom was an art teacher. I still don’t understand.

Went to an art exhibit and one of the main pieces getting high praise was a black sweater with pet hair on it. Seriously- that was it. Heck, anyone with pets could have put the same ‘art’ on the wall.

 

[Blues]

That's just bananas banana.

 

[Red Leader]

Went to an art exhibit and one of the main pieces getting high praise was a black sweater with pet hair on it. Seriously- that was it. Heck, anyone with pets could have put the same ‘art’ on the wall.

Funny story - I read a book about minimalism that connected the dots between the current trend we know today and the minimalist art movement of the 20th century, including these 'empty' art pieces, and it detailed the story of someone that was going through one of these exhibits, and either left a pair of glasses or a jacket on a bench or something, and everyone mistook it for one of the exhibit pieces and started taking pictures of this 'revolutionary new piece'. If anything, the unintentional self-parody was more art than the art itself. Humans are pretty funny.

 

[bluemax_1]

Funny story - I read a book about minimalism that connected the dots between the current trend we know today and the minimalist art movement of the 20th century, including these 'empty' art pieces, and it detailed the story of someone that was going through one of these exhibits, and either left a pair of glasses or a jacket on a bench or something, and everyone mistook it for one of the exhibit pieces and started taking pictures of this 'revolutionary new piece'. If anything, the unintentional self-parody was more art than the art itself. Humans are pretty funny.

What would’ve REALLY amused me, would’ve been listening to ‘art critics’ pontificating about how deep and moving the piece was

When random people can mistake your art for garbage, things seem a little off…

These are just several examples from a quick search

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/janitor-throws-out-art-installation-347937?amp=1
https://munichartistsblog.wordpress...es-again-this-time-throwing-away-student-art/
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...rown-out-all-the-good-times-we-spent-together

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26270260.amp

 

[GmpaJim]

My wife is a cleanahaulic.
I’m going to tell her my workbench is art.
I’ll keep you posted.

 

[Red Leader]

What would’ve REALLY amused me, would’ve been listening to ‘art critics’ pontificating about how deep and moving the piece was

When random people can mistake your art for garbage, things seem a little off…

These are just several examples from a quick search

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/janitor-throws-out-art-installation-347937?amp=1
https://munichartistsblog.wordpress...es-again-this-time-throwing-away-student-art/
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...rown-out-all-the-good-times-we-spent-together

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26270260.amp

I guess the intention was a shift from the typical 'what is this piece trying to tell us' to more of a reactionary 'what are people trying to experience from looking this piece'. But that is still no excuse for creative laziness

 

[Red Leader]

My wife is a cleanahaulic.
I’m going to tell her my workbench is art.
I’ll keep you posted.

That's the spirit!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

My wife is a cleanahaulic.
I’m going to tell her my workbench is art.
I’ll keep you posted.

Maybe it is

How would you know?

 

[Jason M D.]

My wife is a cleanahaulic.
I’m going to tell her my workbench is art.
I’ll keep you posted.

GmpaJim: Honey, where’s my workbench?
Wife: At the art gallery

 

[Burke]

Funny story - I read a book about minimalism that connected the dots between the current trend we know today and the minimalist art movement of the 20th century, including these 'empty' art pieces, and it detailed the story of someone that was going through one of these exhibits, and either left a pair of glasses or a jacket on a bench or something, and everyone mistook it for one of the exhibit pieces and started taking pictures of this 'revolutionary new piece'. If anything, the unintentional self-parody was more art than the art itself. Humans are pretty funny.

Minimalism is just a plot by big small to sell more less.

 

[Jason M D.]

1 hour and 20 mins to go

 

[Red Leader]

Minimalism is just a plot by big small to sell more less.

If I write a book, I'm going to call it 'The Joy of More' haha. The irony / trap of modern, trendy minimalism is that the practice tends to promote a fixation on 'things' as one grapples to define what stuff is actually important to chase the 'chic'. Most is vanity.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

1 hour and 20 mins to go

Did this age well?

 

[Jason M D.]

Did this age well?

Nope

Glad you’re ok.

 

[Blues]

1 hour and 20 mins to go

Did this age well?

Well, now we know the M D in his name means "Momentary Delay"

 

[Blues]